2023-12-11 12:59:29
At 19, Hannibal Mejbri has the distinction of having more caps with the Tunisian national team (20) than first team club matches (3 with Manchester United, 15 with Birmingham where he is on loan). Selected for the French youth team (12 in U16, 3 in U17), the nugget from the 20th arrondissement was promised a future in the Blues in the medium term but he chose, in June 2021, to join the Eagles of Carthage. A major achievement for the Tunisian Federation which has implemented an offensive policy to attract more and more dual nationals in recent years. In Qatar, there are 12 on the list of 26, including ten born and trained in France (Hassen, Talbi, Ghandri, Bronn, Kechrida, Mejbri, Laidouni, Skhiri, Khazri and Sliti). For them, this match will necessarily be special.
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In Tunisia, there was necessarily a “before and after Hannibal”. “I know that my choice surprised a lot of people but it is the choice of the heart, it cannot be discussed, it is inexplicable. Now, I hope to be a source of inspiration for many young people who can return to their roots,” he confided when choosing his parents’ country, where he went every year on vacation.
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