Tunisia A' national football team

Tunisia A' national team
Nickname(s)نسور قرطاج
(The Carthage Eagles)
AssociationTunisian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachMondher Kebaier
Top scorerAhmed Akaichi
Saad Bguir (3)
Home stadiumStade Olympique de Radès
FIFA codeTUN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
Tunisia 1–1 Libya 
(Tripoli, Libya; 30 March 2008)
Biggest win
 Niger 0–5 Tunisia
(Kigali, Rwanda; 26 January 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Mali 2–1 Tunisia
(Kigali, Rwanda; 31 January 2016)
African Nations Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2011)
Best resultChampions (2011)

The Tunisia A' national football team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة القدم للمحليين‎), is the local national team that has represented Tunisia in football, since it played its first match on 30 March 2008 against Libya, which ended in a 1–1 draw. It is a member team of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (Continental) supervised by the Tunisian Football Federation, which was established on 29 March 1957, after Tunisia’s independence from France on 20 March 1956. The Tunisian national team is nicknamed the Carthage Eagles. The team’s colors are red and white similar to the colors of the flag. Tunisia, and its symbol is the merciful punishment. The Tunisian national football team is only open to Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players. The team won the African Nations Championship in the 2011 edition, which was held in Sudan.[1]

History

The beginning of 2011 saw tough political events in Tunisia. Against this turbulent backdrop, and with little preparation under new coach Sami Trabelsi, the team surprisingly won the 2011 African Nations Championship, following wins against Senegal,[2] Angola[3] and Rwanda[4] in the first round as well as DR Congo[5] and Algeria[6] in the playoffs and defeating Angola 3–0[7] in the final making the federation extend the Trabelsi's contract. The 2016 African Nations Championship qualification under the supervision of Henryk Kasperczak was rather bad, in a group consisting of Libya and Morocco, Tunisia won one match, drew one and lost two matches, however Tunisia qualified for the finals. Hatem Missaoui is leading the team in Rwanda, in the group stage, a 2–2 draw against Guinea, 1–1 against Nigeria and a big victory over Niger with a score of 0–5, the biggest victory in the history of the tournament, but Tunisia is eliminated in the quarter-finals by Mali after the 1–2 defeat.

In the next edition, the Tunisian Football Federation announced that Tunisia will not participate in the 2018 African Nations Championship because of the participation of the first team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

In the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification Tunisia faced Libya, played two home and away matches, Tunisia won the first match 1–0 at the Stade Olympique de Radès and also won the second match 1–2 at the Stade Boubker Ammar in Morocco, Anice Badri scored Tunisia’s goals in The two matches. The Tunisian national team qualified for the finals of the 2020 African Nations Championship, but on 20 December 2019, the qualification was withdrawn from the Tunisian Football Federation due to the intensity of matches.

Coaching staff
Tunisia-Morocco match on 5 June 2010 in Casablanca.

Managerial history
Manager Period Results
Humberto Coelho 2008–2009 CHAN 2009 – Failed to qualify
Sami Trabelsi 2010–2013 CHAN 2011 – Champions
Nabil Maâloul 2013 CHAN 2014 – Failed to qualify
Hatem Missaoui 2016 CHAN 2016 – Quarterfinals
Mondher Kebaier 2019– CHAN 2020 – Withdrew after qualifying

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification matches against  Libya on 21 September and 20 October 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
16 1GK Ghaith Yeferni (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 0 0 US Ben Guerdane
22 1GK Atef Dkhili (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 0 0 Club africain
1 1GK Moez Ben Cherifia (1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 20 0 ES Tunis
40 1GK Aymen Dahmen (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 0 0 CS Sfaxien
25 2DF Ghazi Abderrazzak (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 0 0 US Ben Guerdane
14 2DF Zied Boughattas (1990-12-05) 5 December 1990 10 0 ES Sahel
4 2DF Hani Amamou (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 0 0 CS Sfaxien
27 2DF Hamza Mathlouthi (1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 20 0 CS Sfaxien
19 2DF Wajdi Kechrida (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 8 0 ES Sahel
5 2DF Chamseddine Dhaouadi (1987-01-15) 15 January 1987 11 0 ES Tunis
3 2DF Saddam Ben Aziza (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 1 0 ES Sahel
17 2DF Mortadha Ben Ouanes (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 1 0 ES Sahel
15 3MF Ahmed Khalil (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 5 0 Club africain
7 3MF Firas Belarbi (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 1 0 ES Sahel
26 3MF Mohamed Ali Moncer (1991-04-28) 28 April 1991 18 3 CS Sfaxien
2 3MF Malek Baayou (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 1 0 ES Sahel
6 3MF Fedi Ben Choug (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 0 0 ES Sahel
18 3MF Hamza Jelassi (1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 1 0 CS Sfaxien
23 3MF Elyès Jlassi (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 0 0 US Monastir
20 4FW Houssem Habbassi (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 0 0 CA Bizertin
21 4FW Wajdi Sehli (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 0 0 Club africain
10 4FW Alaeddine Marzouki (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 1 0 CS Sfaxien
9 4FW Anice Badri (1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 24 6 ES Tunis
11 4FW Taha Yassine Khenissi (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 40 8 ES Tunis
8 4FW Firas Chaouat (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 10 2 CS Sfaxien

Records

African Nations Championship record
Main article: Tunisia at the African Nations Championship

Tunisia has participated in two editions of the African Nations Championship. In the 2009 edition, she is represented by the Olympic team, under the management of Mondher Kebaier. Tunisia is eliminated there in the qualification phase. In 2011, under the leadership of Sami Trabelsi, Tunisia qualified for the finals and won the championship by beating Angola in the final.[8] In 2014, placed under the direction of Nabil Maâloul, she was eliminated in the qualification phase.[9]

In the 2016 edition, under the leadership of Henryk Kasperczak, Tunisia qualified for the finals but it was Hatem Missaoui who led the team in Rwanda. Tunisia is eliminated in the quarterfinals by Mali. The Tunisian Football Federation announces that Tunisia is not participating in the 2018 edition.

African Nations Championship African Nations Championship qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref
2009 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 2 2 [10]
2011 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 11 3 Squad 2 0 2 0 3 3 [11]
2014 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 1 [12]
2016 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 9 5 Squad 4 1 1 2 4 5 [13]
2018 Did not compete Did not compete [14]
2020 Withdrew after qualifying 2 2 0 0 3 1 [15]
2022 To be determined To be determined —
Total Champions 1/2 10 5 4 1 20 8 — 10 1 6 3 9 11 —

Honours and Awards
Zouheir Dhaouadi the best player and scorer of the 2011 African Nations Championship.

Honours

African Nations Championship[16]

Awards

African Nations Championship Top scorer

African Nations Championship Best player

African Nations Championship Best Xl

Results and Fixtures

All-time results
N° Date Location Against Score Occasion Goalscorers
1 30 March 2008 Tripoli  Libya 1–1 2009 CHAN Q Mouihbi  ?'
2 13 April 2008 Tunis  Libya 1–1 (5–6 p) 2009 CHAN Q Mosrati  ?'
3 23 May 2010 Sousse  Morocco 1–1 2011 CHAN Q Jemal  ?'
4 5 June 2010 Casablanca  Morocco 2–2 2011 CHAN Q Khalifa  ?', Meriah  ?' (pen)
5 7 February 2011 Port Sudan  Angola 1–1 2011 CHAN Msakni  7'
6 11 February 2011 Port Sudan  Rwanda 3–1 2011 CHAN Darragi  21' Kasdaoui  32' Dhaouadi  44'
7 15 February 2011 Port Sudan  Senegal 2–0 2011 CHAN Kasdaoui  45' Korbi  88'
8 19 February 2011 Khartoum  DR Congo 1–0 2011 CHAN Dhaouadi  50'
9 22 February 2011 Khartoum  Algeria 1–1 (5–3 p) 2011 CHAN Kasdaoui  18'
10 25 February 2011 Omdurman  Angola 3–0 2011 CHAN Traoui  47' Dhaouadi  73' Darragi  80'
11 6 July 2013 Sousse  Morocco 0–1 2014 CHAN Q —
12 13 July 2013 Tanjier  Morocco 0–0 2014 CHAN Q —
13 15 June 2015 Casablanca  Morocco 1–1 2016 CHAN Q Aouadhi  40'
14 18 June 2015 Casablanca  Libya 0–1 2016 CHAN Q —
15 18 October 2015 Radès  Libya 1–0 2016 CHAN Q Bguir  75'
16 26 October 2015 Radès  Morocco 2–3 2016 CHAN Q Machani  28' Bguir  80'
17 18 January 2016 Kigali  Guinea 2–2 2016 CHAN Akaichi  33', 51'
18 22 January 2016 Kigali  Nigeria 1–1 2016 CHAN Akaichi  70'
19 26 January 2016 Kigali  Niger 5–0 2016 CHAN Bguir  5', 39' Akaichi  79' Ben Amor  80' Essifi  90+2'
20 31 January 2016 Kigali  Mali 1–2 2016 CHAN Moncer  14'
21 21 September 2019 Radès  Libya 1–0 2020 CHAN Q Badri  55'
22 20 October 2019 Salé  Libya 2–1 2020 CHAN Q Badri  13', 89'

Current team status

2020 African Nations Championship qualification
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia 3–1[note 1]  Libya 1–0 2–1

Results and fixtures
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 2020 African Nations Championship qualification Tunisia 1–0  Libya Stade Olympique, Rades
19:15 UTC+1
Report Referee: Abderrezak Arab (Algeria)
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 2020 African Nations Championship qualification Libya  1–2 Tunisia Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé (Morocco)[note 2]
17:00 UTC+1
Report
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

Records

All−time record

The list shown below shows the Tunisia national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.

As of 20 October 2019 after match against  Libya.

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Against Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Algeria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Angola 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3
 DR Congo 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Guinea 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Libya 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2
 Mali 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
 Morocco 6 0 4 2 6 8 –2
 Niger 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
 Nigeria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Rwanda 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Senegal 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
Total 22 8 10 4 32 20 +8

Top goalscorers

See also

Notes
  1. Tunisia withdrew after winning the tie, and Libya replaced them in the final tournament.[17]
  2. Libya played their home leg in Morocco due to the Libyan Civil War.

References
  1. "Tunisia Wins Cup of the African Nations Championship". All Africa. 26 February 2011.
  2. "Senegal - Tunisia 0:2". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. "Angola - Tunisia 1:1". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. "Rwanda - Tunisia 1:3". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "Tunisia - D.R. Congo 1:0". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. "Algeria - Tunisia 1:2". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. "Tunisia - Angola 3:0". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. "African Nations Championship 2011". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  9. "African Nations Championship 2016". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  10. "African Nations Championship 2009". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  11. "African Nations Championship 2011". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  12. "African Nations Championship 2014". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  13. "African Nations Championship 2016". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  14. "African Nations Championship 2018". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  15. "African Nations Championship 2020". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  16. "African Nations Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  17. "Libya replaces Tunisia for Total CHAN Cameroon 2020". CAF. 31 January 2020.
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