Tunisia's Ben Arfa rejects call for Tunisia's World Cup team

14/05/2006

[File] Ben Arfa

Hatem Ben Arfa, who plays for French club Lyon, rejected the call for Tunisia's World Cup practice next week, Tunisian Football Federation President Hammouda Ben Ammar said Friday (12 May). Arfa "didn't feel he was ready for international football and wanted to continue playing for France", Ammar explained. However, the 19-year old left the door open to play for Tunisia in the future. (BBC)