Monastir, also called Mestir, is a city on the central coast of Tunisia, in the Sahel area, some 20 kilometres south of Sousse and 162 kilometres south of Tunis. Traditionally a fishing port, Monastir is now a major tourist resort. Its population is about 93,306. It is the capital of Monastir Governorate.
The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the 2004 AFCON or CAN 2004 for short and as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship purposes, was the 24th edition of the biennial African association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football hosted in Tunisia from 24 January and 14 February 2004.
Nouvelair Limited Company, trading as Nouvelair Tunisie, or simply Nouvelair, is a Tunisian airline with its registered office in Tunis, while its head office in the Dhkila Tourist Zone in Monastir, near the Hôtel Sahara Beach. The airline operates tourist charters from European cities to Tunisian holiday resorts. Its main bases are Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport, Tunis–Carthage International Airport and Djerba–Zarzis International Airport.
Union Sportive Monastirienne, known as US Monastir or simply USM for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Monastir. The club was founded in 1923 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Tourism in Tunisia is an industry that generates around 9.4 million arrivals per year in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020, which makes it one of the most visited countries in Africa. Tunisia has been an attractive destination for tourists since the beginning of the 1960s.
In Tunisian football, the Tunis derby is the local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Tunis, Tunisia – Club Africain and Espérance de Tunis. The derby is played in Tunis in the Hammadi Agrebi stadium due to its larger capacity of 60,000 seats. Before the construction of this stadium, the derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah.
Faouzi Benzarti is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player and the current head coach of ES Sahel. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club US Monastir without any achievements. His training career began and was only 29 years old, making it the youngest Tunisian coach at the time. He is considered one of the most successful coaches in Tunisia. He usually uses offensive play and a high-pressure plan as he is known for his toughness in training and his excessive anger towards his players and referees. During his managerial career, he was in charge of two national teams: the Tunisian and Libyan national football teams, he was also close to signing with the Moroccan team in 2016 before appointing Hervé Renard.
Khalil Chemmam is a Tunisian retired professional footballer who played as a left back and centre back for Espérance de Tunis and Vitória de Guimarães.
The Championnat Pro A (formerly known as the Championnat National A (CNA)) is the highest tier professional basketball league in Tunisia. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). Established in 1956, the league currently features 10 teams.
Anice Badri is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Abdelraouf Benguit is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for CR Belouizdad.
Hamdou Mohamed Elhouni is a Libyan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Botola club Wydad AC and the Libya national team.
Ghailene Chaalali is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis and the Tunisia national team.
In the 2019–20 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 65th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League, the Arab Club Champions Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, the CAF Super Cup and the Tunisian Cup.
In the 2018–19 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 64th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League, Super Cup, the Arab Club Champions Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, the CAF Super Cup and the Tunisian Cup.
In the 2011–12 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 58th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 58th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup and the CAF Super Cup.
In the 2017–18 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 63rd season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League, the Arab Club Champions Cup and the Tunisian Cup.
In the 1982–83 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the National 1 for the 28th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in National 1, and the Tunisian Cup.
In the 2016–17 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 62nd season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League and the Tunisian Cup.
In the 2021–22 season, Espérance Sportive de Tunis competed in the Ligue 1 for the 67th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It was their 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They competed in Ligue 1, the Champions League, the Tunisian Cup, 2019–20 Tunisian Super Cup and the 2020–21 Tunisian Super Cup.
