For Tunisia, Hannibal Mejbri enjoyed a brief cameo during their historic 3-1 victory over Egypt.
The thrilling win against Egypt on Tuesday night featured only eight minutes of Hannibal Mejbri’s time for Tunisia, but the Manchester United prospect left his imprint by making fun of Mohamed Salah.
Salah and his teammates were humiliated on their own soil by goals from Tunisia’s Aissa Laidouni and Hamza Rafia, who scored either side of an own goal by Egypt’s Hamdi Faith. In their cordial exchange at the Cairo International Stadium, Omar Kamal responded on behalf of the Egyptians.
Tunisia appropriately celebrated their illustrious 3-1 victory. And when they celebrated the third goal, their brave players—including Hannibal, who joined the battle late—decided to channel their inner Salah.
When Rafia made it clear that they would win the game, a group of Tunisians made the decision.
must reenact the Liverpool forward’s well-known yoga celebration in order to celebrate the goal. Salah found it amusing that the TV cameras had filmed the forward grinning.
Despite a midfield injury problem and participation in the team’s preseason tour, Hannibal is yet to play for Manchester United this season. On Tuesday night, he earned his 26th senior cap for Tunisia. With 82 minutes remaining, the 20-year-old was called up from the bench to take Elias Achouri’s position.
In a match between two teams that will compete in the Africa Cup of Nations early next year, he assisted Tunisia in completing the victory. As a result, Hannibal might sit out as many as nine United games. The Tunisia World Cup squad included the club’s academy graduate, who made his debut for his country while still a youngster in 2021.
