{"id":43773,"date":"2026-01-05T20:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=43773"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:01:17","slug":"hannibal-mejbri-slams-tunisian-footballs-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=43773","title":{"rendered":"Hannibal Mejbri Slams Tunisian Football&#8217;s Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tunisian international Hannibal Mejbri has delivered a scathing critique of the state of Tunisian football following the national team&#8217;s disappointing exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. The Burnley midfielder didn&#8217;t hold back in expressing his frustration, calling for a comprehensive overhaul of the system.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after Tunisia&#8217;s elimination, Mejbri stated, &#8220;Tunisian football has fallen into a negative spiral. I don&#8217;t want my words to be misinterpreted, but I feel compelled to speak out.&#8221; He emphasized the urgent need for change, asserting that Tunisia has significantly lagged behind other nations in football development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to sit down and honestly examine the reasons that have brought us to this point,&#8221; Mejbri urged. &#8220;We need to review everything, starting from the most basic roles, like the groundskeeper, all the way up to the highest positions of authority.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>Mejbri didn&#8217;t shy away from comparing Tunisia&#8217;s situation to that of its neighbors. &#8220;We are a country that has fallen behind in football compared to other nations, such as Algeria,&#8221; he pointed out. His remarks highlight a growing concern among Tunisian fans regarding the national team&#8217;s performance and the overall management of the sport.<\/p>\n<p>The Carthage Eagles&#8217; journey at the Africa Cup of Nations ended in the round of 16 after a defeat against Mali. <strong>Mejbri&#8217;s strong words reflect a deeper dissatisfaction<\/strong> with the current state of affairs and a desire for meaningful reform to revitalize Tunisian football. <em>His comments have sparked debate among fans and pundits alike<\/em>, raising questions about the future direction of the sport in the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=40\">More Sports articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tunisian international Hannibal Mejbri has delivered a scathing critique of the state of Tunisian football following the national team&#8217;s disappointing exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. The Burnley midfielder didn&#8217;t hold back in expressing his frustration, calling for a comprehensive overhaul o&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43775,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43773\/revisions\/43775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}