2015 AFRICA CUP - TUNISIA - MIKARI & TOUZGHAR CUT FROM SQUAD
GROUP B - FIXTURES
18 Jan: vs Cape Verde in Ebebiyin
22 Jan: vs Zambia in Ebebiyin
26 Jan: vs DR Congo in Bata
Coach Georges Leekens had lost Anis Ben Hatira to injury on Tuesday and had to chose two more to cut from his 26-man provisional list.
The absence of Touzghar appears to have opened up a division between the player and his French club Lens.
The 28-year-old has claimed the club put pressure on him not to join up with the squad.
Among those heading to Equatorial Guinea is Glasgow Rangers defender Bilel Mohsni.
France-born Mohsni, 27, who made his international debut for Tunisia in a friendly against South Korea in June, is now in line for a Nations Cup debut.
The 2004 African champions are in Group B with Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Cape Verde for the 17 January to 8 February finals.
The Carthage Eagles squad will travel to Hammamet on 9 January before facing Algeria in a friendly international two days later in Radès.
They will then fly out to Libreville, Gabon, for another friendly with Mali on 13 January before departing for Ebebiyin the next day.
Tunisia's provisional squad:
Goalkeepers:
Moez Ben Cherifia
(Espérance)
Farouk Ben Mustapha
(Club Africain)
Aymen Mathlouthi
(Etoile du Sahel)
Defenders:
Mohamed Ali Yaâkoubi
(Espérance)
Aymen Abdennour
(Monaco, France)
Rami Bedoui
(Etoile du Sahel)
Syam Ben Youssef
(Astra, Romania)
Ali Maâloul
(CS Sfaxien)
Hamza Mathlouthi
(CA Bizertin)
Bilel Mohsni
(Rangers, Scotland)
Slim Ben Jemai
(Stade lavallois, France)
Midfielders:
Yassine Chikhaoui
(FC Zürich, Switzerland)
Stéphane Nater
(Club Africain)
Mohamed Ali Moncer
(CS Sfaxien)
Houcine Ragued
(Espérance)
Ferjani Sassi
(CS Sfaxien)
Jamel Saihi
(Montpellier, France)
Wahbi Khazri
(Bordeaux, France)
Forwards:
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
(CS Sfaxien)
Saber Khelifa
(Club Africain)
Hamza Younes
(Ludogorets Razgrad, Bulgaria)
Youssef Msakni
(Lekhwiya, Qatar)
Amine Chermiti
(FC Zürich, Switzerland)
Tunisia