U17 World Cup: Two Tunisian revelations at the top

Tunisia made a strong start in the U17 World Cup by overpowering Fiji with a commanding 6-0 victory.

Led by their two speedsters, Wassim Slama and Fadi Tayechi, the North African squad left a superb impression in their opening match of the premier U17 tournament.

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These two Tunisian gems are setting the pace atop the best player rankings after the tournament's opening day.

With a stellar rating of 9.8, Wassim Slama claims the top spot in these rankings, as compiled by the renowned statistics site SofaScore.

He edges out his compatriot Fadi Tayechi, who received a 9.7 rating from the same stats website.

Wassim Slama 🇹🇳 (Tunisia U17): 9.8 points

Fedi Tayechi 🇹🇳 (Tunisia U17): 9.7 points

Anisio 🇵🇹 (Portugal U17): 9.2 points

Alwande Booysen 🇿🇦 (South Africa U17): 8.7 points

Mauro Furtado 🇵🇹 (Portugal U17): 8.6 points

Jose Neto 🇵🇹 (Portugal U17): 8.4 points

Nicolas Kutran 🇳🇨 (New Caledonia U17): 8.2 points

Mateus Mide 🇵🇹 (Portugal U17): 8.1 points

Ramiro Tulián 🇦🇷 (Argentina U17): 8.0 points

Benit Borasio 🇮🇹 (Italy U17): 8.0 points

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.