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Tunisia men's national junior handball team
National handball team
The Tunisia national junior handball team is the Tunisia national under-20 handball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس تحت 20 سنة لكرة اليد), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), that represent Tunisia in the international handball competitions and it is Controlled by the Tunisian Handball Federation
Quick Facts Information, Nickname ...
 Tunisia U-20 | |||
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| Information | |||
| Nickname | The Eagles of Carthage ( نسور قرطاج ) | ||
| Association | Tunisian Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Mohamed Ali Sghir | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| IHF U-21 World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Third  (2011) | ||
| African Championship | |||
| Appearances | 18 (First in 1980) | ||
| Best result | Champions  (2002, 2008, 2012, 2016) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
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Quick Facts Medal record, Representing ...
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Tunisia | ||
| handball | ||
| World Junior Championship | ||
 | 2011 | Team |
| African Junior Championship | ||
 | 2002 | Team |
| 2008 | Team |
| 2012 | Team |
| 2016 | Team |
 | 1980 | Team |
| 1998 | Team |
| 2000 | Team |
| 2004 | Team |
| 2006 | Team |
| 2010 | Team |
| 2014 | Team |
| 2018 | Team |
| 1986 | Team |
| 1988 | Team |
| 1990 | Team |
| 1992 | Team |
| 1996 | Team |
| 2022 | Team |
| Arab junior Championship | ||
| 1989 | Team |
| 2001 | Team |
| 2023 | Team |
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Tunisia junior handball team has participated in international junior handball competitions the first appearance was at the African Championship in 1980 in that era only the African Champions was allowed to participate in the World Championship so Tunisia had waited until the year 1997 when the International Handball Federation had expanded to more teams including the African 1st and the runners up.
World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
More information Junior World Championship record, Year ...
| Tunisia in the Junior World Championship record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
 Sweden 1977 |
Did Not Qualified | |||||||||
 / Denmark / Sweden 1979 | ||||||||||
 Portugal 1981 | ||||||||||
 Finland 1983 | ||||||||||
 Italy 1985 | ||||||||||
 Yugoslavia 1987 | ||||||||||
 Spain 1989 | ||||||||||
 Greece 1991 | ||||||||||
 Egypt 1993 | ||||||||||
 Argentina 1995 | ||||||||||
 Turkey 1997 | Quarter Finals | 8th[1] | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 224 | –5 | |
 Qatar 1999 | Second Round | 9th[2] | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 148 | 156 | –8 | |
 Switzerland 2001 | First Round | 18th[3] | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 180 | 222 | –42 | |
 Brazil 2003 | Second Round | 9th[4] | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 212 | +9 | |
 Hungary 2005 | First Round | 17th[5] | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 239 | 251 | –12 | |
 Macedonia 2007 | First Round | 17th[6] | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 243 | 240 | +3 | |
| Egypt 2009 | First Round | 21st[7] | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 203 | 209 | –6 | |
| Greece 2011 | Semi Finals | Third[8] | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 264 | 218 | +46 | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013 | Round of 16 | 15th[9] | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 235 | 241 | –6 | |
| Brazil 2015 | Round of 16 | 12th[10] | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 206 | 200 | +6 | |
 Algeria 2017 | Quarter Finals | 7th[11] | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 276 | 243 | +33 | |
| Spain 2019 | Quarter Finals | 7th[12] | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 247 | 249 | –2 | |
| Hungary 2021 |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[13] | |||||||||
 Germany/Greece 2023 | Main round | 14th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 198 | 231 | –33 | |
| Total | 13/23 | 0 Titles | 104 | 45 | 5 | 54 | 2879 | 2896 | -17 | |
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African Championship
More information African Junior Championship record, Year ...
| Tunisia in the African Junior Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
 Nigeria 1980 | Final Round | 2nd Place | |||||||
 Benin 1982 |
Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| Nigeria 1984 | |||||||||
| Algeria 1986 | Semi Finals | Third Place | |||||||
| Tunisia 1988 | Semi Finals | Third Place | |||||||
| Egypt 1990 | Semi Finals | Third Place | |||||||
| Tunisia 1992 | Semi Finals | Third Place | |||||||
| Egypt 1994 |
Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants | ||||||||
| Egypt 1996 | Semi Finals | Third Place | |||||||
 Ivory Coast 1998 | Final Round | 2nd Place | |||||||
| Tunisia 2000 | Final Round | 2nd Place | |||||||
 Benin 2002 | Champions | 1st Place | |||||||
| Ivory Coast 2004 | Final Round | 2nd Place | |||||||
| Ivory Coast 2006 | Final Round | 2nd Place | |||||||
 Libya 2008 | Champions | 1st Place | |||||||
 Gabon 2010 | Final Round | 2nd Place[14] | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 136 | +76 |
| Ivory Coast 2012 | Champions | 1st Place[15] | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 83 | +92 |
 Kenya 2014 | Final Round | 2nd Place[16] | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 62 | +16 |
 Mali 2016 | Champions | 1st Place[17] | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 94 | +90 |
 Morocco 2018 | Final Round | 2nd Place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 209 | 142 | +67 |
| Morocco 2020 |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
 Rwanda 2022 | Semi Finals | Third Place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 117 | +31 |
| Total | 18/20 | 4 Titles | |||||||
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Arab junior Championship
More information Arab junior Championship record, Year ...
| Tunisia in the Arab junior Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| Tunisia 1989 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
 Syria 2000 | Did not compete | ||||||||
 Jordan 2001 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
| Jordan 2014 | Did not compete | ||||||||
| Tunisia 2023 | Champions | 1st | |||||||
| Total | 3/5 | 3 Titles | |||||||
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Squad
- 2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship[18]
- Manager:
Mohamed Ali Sghir - Assistant coach: Adel Temessek
- Team Assistant: Mohamed Nacer Sebai
- Physiotherapist: Nabil Ben Abda
- Team Doctor : Mourad Zarra
More information No., Pos. ...
| Tunisia national junior handball team roster | ||||||
| No. | Pos. | Player Name | Date of Birth | Height | Weight | Current Club |
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| 01 | GK | Slim Skander | 26 July 1995 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | Esperance de Tunis |
| 12 | GK | Maher Sghir | 15 April 1994 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | El Makarem de Mahdia |
| 16 | GK | Mohamed Amine Elleuch | 11 February 1994 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | US Gremda |
| LW | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| LW | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| RW | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| RW | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| RW | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| LP | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| LP | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| CB | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| CB | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| CB | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| CB | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| CB | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
| RB | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1 kg (2.2 lb) | ||||
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- Legend
GK-Goalkeeper, LW-Left Winger, RW-Right Winger, LP-Line Player, BP-Back, LB-Left Back, CB-Center Back, RB-Right Back.
Notable players
Notable Coaches
- Tunisia men's national handball team
- Tunisia men's national youth handball team
- Tunisia women's national junior handball team
Other handball codes
- "Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting". ihf.info. 22 February 2021.
- Tunisian Handball (in French)
- Tunisian Handball Info (in Arabic)
- IHF profile