Hannibal Mejbri suffered heartbreak in the Arab Cup final as he and Tunisia were beaten in extra time by Algeria. The Manchester United teenager had helped his national side through to the final in Qatar, having started in all five of Tunisia’s games on the way to the showpiece event.
And the 18-year-old was eyeing up his first piece of silverware since switching allegiances from France in the summer, with the United starlet having shone during the tournament.
But he was denied in cruel fashion, with Algeria winning 2-0 in extra time after a goalless 90 minutes. Ten minutes in, Mejbri felt he should have been awarded a penalty as Ilyes Cheti clumsily swiped away his legs inside the box, although the referee and VAR both disagreed.
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