Brum duo in Tunisia squad

Blues to lose defender and midfielder in January

By Chris Burton   Last updated: 19th December 2007

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Birmingham City's Radhi Jaidi and Mehdi Nafti have been included in Tunisia's squad for the African Cup of Nations in Ghana.

Coach Roger Lemerre has announced a 27-man squad, which will be reduced to 23 ahead of the tournament.

The 2004 winners have included the uncapped Ben Khallafah and Adel Nefzi in the preliminary group, and have eight players from the recently crowned African champions Etoile Sahel.

Tunisia are in Group D along with Senegal, Angola and South Africa.

Squad in full:

Goalkeepers:

Hamdi Kasraoui (Esperance), Aymen Mathlouthi (Etoile Sahel), Adel Nefzi (Club Africain)

Defenders:

Wissem Abdi (Zamalek), Wissem Bekri (Esperance), Tijani Belaid (Slavia Prague), Sabeur Ben Frej, Radhouane Felhi, Seif Ghezal (all Etoile Sahel), Karim Hagui (Bayer Leverkusen), Radhi Jaidi (Birmingham City), David Jemmali (Girondins Bordeaux), Mehdi Merieh (Etoile Sahel), Chaker Zouaghi (Lokomotiv Moscow)

Midfielders:

Farid Ben Khalfallah (Angers), Chaouki Ben Saada (Bastia), Tassine Mikari (Grasshoppers Zurich), Mohamed Ali Nafkha (Etoile Sahel), Mehdi Nafti (Birmingham City), Mejdi Traoui (Etoile Sahel), Kamel Zaiem (Esperance)

Strikers:

Amine Chermiti (Etoile Sahel), Yacine Chikhaoui (FC Zurich), Francileudo dos Santos (Toulouse), Issam Jomaa (Racing Lens), Ali Zitouni (Antalyaspor)