Naim Dhifallah

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Naim Dhifallah
Club Africain
Position Forward
League Championnat Pro A
Personal information
Born (1982-04-12) April 12, 1982 (age 41)
Nabeul, Tunisia
Nationality Tunisia
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002-08 Club Africain
2008-2009Egypt Assurance
2009–presentClub Africain
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
African Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Libya Tunisia

Naim Dhifallah (born April 12, 1982) is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for Club Africain after playing for Egypt Assurance in the Egyptian Basketball League and Club Africain for the first six years of his career. [1] [2]

Dhifallah is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship. Dhifallah averaged eight points per game for the Tunisians during the tournament including a team-leading 13 points in an opening loss to Cape Verde. [3] He has also competed for the Tunisians in the 2005 and 2007 FIBA Africa Championship. [4]

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References

  1. African Nations Championship - Tunisia Squad [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Naim Dhifallah at basketpedya.com
  3. Naim Dhifallah Profile Archived 2009-08-11 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)