Tunisia_national_under-23_football_team
The Tunisia Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب تونس الأولمبي لكرة القدم), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national under-23 football team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation, represents Tunisia in international football competitions and in the Olympic Games, Africa U-23 Cup of Nations and the UNAF U-23 Tournament. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed.
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (December 2022) |
Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (The Carthage Eagles) | ||
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Association | Tunisian Football Federation | ||
Other affiliation | UAFA (Arab Nations) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
Head coach | Maher Kanzari | ||
Home stadium | Stade Olympique de Radès | ||
FIFA code | TUN | ||
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First international | |||
Malta 0–0 Tunisia (Valletta, Malta November 01, 1959) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Tunisia 4–0 Mali (Tunis, Tunisia May 28, 1972) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Poland 6–1 Tunisia (Rome, Italy August 26, 1960) | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1960) | ||
Best result | 1st round (1960, 1988, 1996, 2004) | ||
All-Africa Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1987) | ||
Best result | Silver Medal (1991) | ||
UNAF U-23 Tournament | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1): 2007 |
Tunisia first appeared in the final of the Summer Olympics held in Rome in 1960.
Win Draw Loss Postponed
2022
25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) Friendly | Morocco | 2-0 | Tunisia | Rabat, Maroc |
9:00 UTC±0 | Report |
Current squad
The following players were called up for a Friendly match against Morocco on 25 and 28 March 2022.[1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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16 | 1GK | Ahmed Laabidi | (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 22) | Club Africain | ||
22 | 1GK | Oussama Hanzouli | (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 23) | CO Transports | ||
1 | 1GK | Elias Damergy | (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 21) | Stade Rennais | ||
17 | 2DF | Mohamed Amine Zghada | (2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 22) | Club Africain | ||
12 | 2DF | Aziz Gasmi | (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 22) | Club Africain | ||
20 | 2DF | Chawki Ben Khader | (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23) | USBG | ||
5 | 2DF | Adam Ben Lamin | (2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 22) | AIK | ||
2DF | Alaa Ghram | CS Sfaxien | ||||
3MF | Montassar Triki | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | ||||
15 | 3MF | Chiheb Labidi | (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 22) | Club Africain | ||
3MF | Abdallah Amri | CS Sfaxien | ||||
6 | 3MF | Fares Neji | (2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 (age 22) | CS Sfaxien | ||
8 | 3MF | Mootez Zaddem | (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23) | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | ||
7 | 4FW | Hamdi Labidi | (2002-06-09) 9 June 2002 (age 21) | Club Africain | ||
11 | 4FW | Farouk Mimouni | (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 22) | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | ||
10 | 4FW | Zied Berrima | (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23) | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | ||
Mohamed Nasraoui | CS Sfaxien | |||||
Mahmoud Ghorbal | CS Sfaxien | |||||
Oussema Abid | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | |||||
Skander Bouaicha | USBG | |||||
Amine Helal | ES Hammam-Sousse | |||||
Sadok Jammali | JS Kairouanaise | |||||
Sebastian Tounekti | FC Groningen |
Recent call-ups
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Ahmed Slimene | (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 21) | - | - | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
DF | Ramzi Ferjani | (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23) | - | - | FC Nitra | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
DF | Amine Cherni | (2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 22) | - | - | Paris | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
DF | Rayene Haddad | (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21) | - | - | CS Hammam-Lif | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
DF | Abdallah Amri | (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 22) | - | - | CS Sfaxien | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
DF | Marc Lamti | (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 23) | - | - | Hannover 96 | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
DF | Mohamed Karoui | (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) | - | - | AS Marsa | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
DF | Fradj Ben Njima | (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 20) | - | - | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
MF | Mohamed Ajimi | (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) | - | - | Club Africain | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
MF | Houssem Kar | (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 22) | - | - | OS Kebili | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
MF | Wassim Sioud | (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 22) | - | - | AS Rejiche | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
MF | Ghassen Khelfa | (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 21) | - | - | US Tataouine | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
FW | Mouhib Selmi | (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
FW | Hassan Ayari | (2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 21) | - | - | Sheffield United | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
FW | Nabil Makni | (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 22) | - | - | Chievo | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
FW | Achref Habbassi | (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 22) | - | - | CS Sfaxien | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
FW | Youssef Snana | (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) | - | - | Club Africain | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
FW | Anis Ben Slimane | (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23) | - | - | Brøndby | v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021 |
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. |
Notable players
Previous squads
- Tunisia Olympic Squads
- 1960 Summer Olympics squads – Tunisia
- 1988 Summer Olympics squads – Tunisia
- 1996 Summer Olympics squads – Tunisia
- 2004 Summer Olympics squads – Tunisia
- Tunisia CAF U23 Squads
Overage players in Olympic Games
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Chokri El Ouaer (GK) | did not select | ||
Khaled Fadhel (GK) | José Clayton (DF) | Mohamed Jedidi (MF) |
- Mediterranean Games:
- All-Africa Games:
- UNAF U-23 Tournament:
- Runners up: 2007
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Olympic Games record
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All-Africa Games record
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U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record
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Mediterranean Games
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Pan Arab Games
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UNAF U-23 Tournament record
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