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Tarak Dhiab
Tunisian footballer
Tarak Dhiab (Arabic: طارق ذياب, born January 15, 1954) is a former professional footballer from Tunisia. The African Footballer of the Year in 1977, he is listed by the Tunisian Football Federation as having 107 caps for the Tunisia national team,[1] although this number has not been ratified by FIFA. At the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he was a member of the Tunisia national team that became the first national team from Africa to win a World Cup match. Dhiab was chosen as the Tunisian footballer of the 20th century.
He has served as Minister of Youth and Sports under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali since December 24, 2011.