Tunisia A' national football team

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Tunisia A'
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Nickname(s) نسور قرطاج
(Eagles of Carthage)
Association Tunisian Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach Abdelhay Ben Soltane
Captain Ghailene Chaalali
Top scorer Ahmed Akaichi
Saad Bguir (4)
Home stadium Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
FIFA code TUN
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First international
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 1–1 Libya  Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
(Tripoli, Libya; 30 March 2008)
Biggest win
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 0–5 Tunisia Flag of Tunisia.svg
(Kigali, Rwanda; 26 January 2016)
Biggest defeat
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(Kigali, Rwanda; 31 January 2016)
African Nations Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2011 )
Best resultChampions (2011)

The Tunisia A' national football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for local players . The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country. Abdelhay Ben Soltane is the current head coach.

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Tunisia played its first match on 30 March 2008 against Libya in Tripoli during the 2009 African Nations Championship qualification which ended in a 1–1 draw in the first leg. The team failed to qualify for the inaugural edition in 2009 after being eliminated by Libya on penalties in the second leg. In 2010, the team played against Morocco at the 2011 African Nations Championship qualification. The team qualified for the African Nations Championship for the first time after a 1–1 draw in the first leg and a 2–2 draw in the second leg. In the finals in Sudan, Tunisia won the title in their first participation after presenting strong performances throughout the tournament and defeating Angola 3–0 in the final.

As the title holder, the team failed to qualify for the 2014 edition after losing to Morocco 0–1 on aggregate in the two qualifying matches. In 2015, Tunisia enter the 2016 African Nations Championship qualification. The qualifying system came through a group of three teams, in addition to Libya and Morocco. The team qualified for the finals by finishing second in the group after one win, one draw and two losses. In the finals, after topping the group with two draws and a resounding 5–0 victory over Niger, the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals after a surprising 2–1 defeat to Mali. Tunisia did not enter the 2018 African Nations Championship qualification due to the senior team's preparations and participation in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The team qualified for the 2020 edition after defeating Libya 1–0 and 2–1 in the two-legged qualifiers. However, they withdrew from the tournament due to scheduling constraints and the COVID-19 pandemic. This withdrawal resulted in the Tunisian Football Federation being fined $50,000 by CAF and banned from participating in the 2022 edition. On 9 October 2024, during the draw for the 2024 African Nations Championship qualification, CAF has allocated three places for the North African region, however Algeria and Egypt have declined to participate, it was decided that Libya, Morocco and Tunisia would automatically qualify for the final tournament. However, on 9 November Tunisia withdrew again from participation after meeting with representatives of Tunisian league clubs due to the pressure of the calendar.

History

2008: Beginnings

Tunisia's national team entered the 2009 African Nations Championship qualification, [1] where they participated with the Olympic team against Libya and played their first match on 30 March 2008 in Tripoli, which ended with a score of 1–1, [2] where Youssef Mouihbi scored the first team's goal. In the return match in Tunis, the two teams drew 1–1 again and Libya qualified for the finals on penalties 5–6. [3]

2010–2011: Sami Trabelsi, first successes

Tunisia squad for the 2011 African Nations Championship qualification against Morocco at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca. Tunisia football team 2010.jpg
Tunisia squad for the 2011 African Nations Championship qualification against Morocco at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca.

In 2010, the team played the 2011 African Nations Championship qualification against Morocco. [4] On 23 May, the two teams drew 1–1 in Sousse and again on 5 May 2–2, in a thrilling match in Casablanca that saw Tunisia qualify for the finals for the first time on away goals rule. The beginning of 2011 saw tough political events in Tunisia. Under new coach Sami Trabelsi, during the finals in Sudan, Tunisia is in Group D alongside Angola, Rwanda and Senegal. On 7 February, Tunisia played their first match against Angola, which ended in a 1–1 draw, [5] with Youssef Msakni scoring Tunisia's first goal in the finals. [6] Four days later, the team achieved its first victory against Rwanda 3–1 with goals from Oussama Darragi, Salema Kasdaoui and Zouheir Dhaouadi. [7] [8] The team achieved another victory against Senegal, with a score of 2–0, [9] with goals from Kasdaoui and Khaled Korbi, [10] to qualify for the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, Tunisia faced last edition title holder DR Congo. [11] The team managed to win, with a goal by Dhawadi's in the 50th minute. [12] The semi-final witnessed a strong confrontation during the Maghreb derby between Tunisia and Algeria. Kasdaoui scored Tunisia's first goal after a cross from Dhaouadi in the 18th minute, during his celebration of the goal, he took out a paper and addressed it to the camera, on which was written in arabic "Tunisia is free". [13] [14] While Abdelmoumene Djabou scored the equaliser for Algeria with a shot from outside the area that Aymen Mathlouthi was unable to stop. The regular and extra time ended in a 1–1 draw, with Tunisia winning on penalties 5–3, [15] with Rami Jridi stopping Hocine Metref's kick with his fist. [16] Tunisia qualified for the final match to face Angola.

Al-Merrikh Stadium in Omdurman, Sudan, hosted the 2011 African Nations Championship final, where the Tunisian team won its first title. Al-Marekh Stadium Omdurman Sudan 1964 Designed by Abdel-Moneim Mustafa 9.jpg
Al-Merrikh Stadium in Omdurman, Sudan, hosted the 2011 African Nations Championship final, where the Tunisian team won its first title.

In the final, Angola started off well, piling feverish pressure on the Eagles of Carthage through the right flank but lacked of polish with their finishing. Tunisia nearly scored in the 13th minutes but the Palancas Negras man between the woodworks Lamá made a point blank save. Three minutes after, Dhaouadi came close to scoring, but the Angolan goalkeeper anticipated well to block it from his post. Mejdi Traoui's powerful drive in the 20th minutes was punched aside by Lama who was well positioned to deny the Eagles their first goal. [17] Adel Chedli sent the Carthage fans on their foot at the Al-Merrikh Stadium in the 37th minutes, but he missed the post by an inch. [18]

Their one-two-one-two upfront kept mesmerizing the Angolan guardsmen but their finishing were poorly executed. [19] The north Africans returned from the interval determined. Two minutes into the second half Traoui in the ball from waist level with a right foot from Dhaouadi's cross from the left flank. Tunisia’s onslaughts began paying off from the 74th minute when Zouhaier doubled their lead with a left foot roll of the ball that went past Lamá straight into the woodwork. As the game wore on substitute Darragi put the final nail on the coffin in the 80th minutes to give the north Africans the ultimate. [20] Dhaouadi and Kasdaoui finished the tournament as top scorers with 3 goals, and Dhaouadi was chosen as the best player. [21]

2013–2016: Second appearance and decline

In July 2013, placed under the direction of Nabil Maâloul, the team entered the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification, facing Morocco home and away. [22] Tunisia were defeated 1–0 in Sousse and drew 0–0 in Tangier, [23] [24] failing to qualify for the finals. [25] In 2015, the team entered the 2016 African Nations Championship qualification, through the North Zone group alongside Libya and Morocco under the direction of Henryk Kasperczak. The first and second days were played in June in Casablanca. Tunisia tied with Morocco 1–1, [26] while it lost against Libya 0–1. [27] The third and fourth days were played in October in Radès. The team won against Libya 1–0 and lost against Morocco 2–3. [28] [29] Tunisia qualified for the finals with a poor performance, finishing second in the group with a win, a draw and two defeats. [30]

During the finals in Rwanda, Hatem Missaoui led the team. Tunisia was drawn in Group C alongside Guinea, Nigeria and Niger. [31] [32] Tunisia played the opening match on 18 January 2016 against Guinea. The match ended in a 2–2 draw. Ahmed Akaïchi scored two goals in the 33rd and 50th minutes, while Alsény Camara also scored two goals in the 40th and 87th minutes. [33] Tunisia also drew 1–1 against Nigeria in the second match. The opponents took the lead in the 52nd minute with a goal by Chisom Chikatara, while Tunisia equalized with a goal by Akaïchi in the 69th minute. [34] In the third match against Niger, Tunisia achieved a big victory with a score of 5–0. [35] Saad Bguir scored two goals in the 5th and 39th minutes, Akaïchi added the third goal in the 78th, Mohamed Amine Ben Amor scored the fourth goal in the 80th, and Hichem Essifi concluded the five goals in the 90+1 minute, to qualify for the quarter-finals in the top of the group with two draws and a win. [36] In the quarter-finals, Tunisia faced Mali.The team took the lead through Mohamed Ali Moncer in the 14th minute, however Mali turned the game around with goals from Aliou Dieng from the penalty spot in the 70th minute and Abdoulaye Diarra adding the second ten minutes later to eliminate Tunisia from the competition after the 1–2 defeat. [37] [38]

2016–present: Withdrawals and total absence

On 22 September 2016, the Tunisian Football Federation announced that it would not enter the 2018 African Nations Championship qualification due to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. [39] In September 2019, under Mondher Kebaier, the team entered the qualifiers for the 2020 edition, where they won home and away against Libya 1–0 in Radès and 2–1 in Salé due to the Libyan Civil War. [40] [41] However, on 20 December 2019, the Tunisian Football Federation withdrew from the tournament due to the intensity of the matches after the teams agreed. [42] This led to the imposition of sanctions by the Confederation of African Football, fining the Tunisian Federation $50,000, in addition to banning the national team from participating in the next edition in Algeria. [43] [44] The team didn't enter to the 2022 African Nations Championship qualification. [45]

On 9 October 2024, during the draw for the 2024 African Nations Championship qualification, the Confederation of African Football announced that three teams from Northern Zone would automatically qualify including Tunisia, after Egypt and previous hosts Algeria withdrawing. [46] But the Tunisian Football Federation withdrew from the finals on 28 November due to the pressure of the calendar after consulting with the Tunisian League clubs.

In September 2025, the team returned to action after six years through two friendly matches against Egypt in Ismailia, preparing the players who will participate in the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup. [47] The team roster was announced on August 30 by the senior team coach Sami Trabelsi. [48] [49] However, coach Abdelhay Ben Soltane supervised the team in the matches.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2025

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) Friendly Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Ismailia, Egypt
21:00  UTC+3 Afsha Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Basyouni (Egypt)
9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) Friendly Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svgvFlag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Ismailia, Egypt
22:30  UTC+3 Report Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Egypt on 6 and 9 September 2025 respectively. [50]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Anas Khardani (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 19)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel
161 GK Sabri Ben Hassen (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 29)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel
221 GK Abdessalem Hallaoui (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 (age 36)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir

22 DF Mohamed Nasraoui (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 23)00 Flag of Croatia.svg NK Istra 1961
32 DF Raed Chikhaoui (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 21)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir
52 DF Marouane Sahraoui (1996-01-09) 9 January 1996 (age 29)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg Stade Tunisien
62 DF Anis Doubal (2006-10-29) 29 October 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of France.svg Marseille
122 DF Hamza Ben Abda (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 30)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain
172 DF Ghaith Zaalouni (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 23)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain
202 DF Mohamed Dräger (1996-06-25) 25 June 1996 (age 29)393 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Braunschweig
212 DF Amin Cherni (2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 24)20 Flag of Turkey.svg Göztepe

83 MF Chiheb Jebali (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 29)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
113 MF Moataz Zemzemi (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999 (age 26)10 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain
143 MF Ahmed Ouled Behi (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 25)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Métlaoui
153 MF Moez Haj Ali (1999-08-09) 9 August 1999 (age 26)10 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir
253 MF Ghailene Chaalali (captain) (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 31)321 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahli Tripoli

74 FW Khalil Ayari (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
94 FW Achref Jabri (2001-12-16) 16 December 2001 (age 23)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
103 MF Aymen Harzi (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 30)00 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir
133 MF Zayon Chtaï-Telamio (2006-10-14) 14 October 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
184 FW Nacim Dendani (2006-04-30) 30 April 2006 (age 19)00 Flag of France.svg Monaco
194 FW Anas Haj Mohamed (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 20)40 Flag of Italy.svg Parma
234 FW Farès Bousnina (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 19)00 Flag of France.svg Nice

Competition records

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship recordAfrican Nations Championship qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGASquadPldWDLGFGARef.
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2009 Did not qualify202022 [51]
Flag of Sudan.svg 2011 Champions 1st6420113 Squad 202033 [52]
Flag of South Africa.svg 2014 Did not qualify201101 [53]
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2016 Quarter-finals8th412195 Squad 411245 [54]
Flag of Morocco.svg 2018 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Cameroon.svg 2020 Withdrew after qualifying [note 1] 220031 [56]
Flag of Algeria.svg 2022 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Kenya.svg Flag of Tanzania.svg Flag of Uganda.svg 2024 Withdrew after qualifying [note 2] Qualified automatically [note 3]
TotalChampions2/810541208123631212

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the Tunisia national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Tunisia national football team head-to-head records
AgainstPldWDLGFGAGDConfederation
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1010110 CAF
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 211041+3 CAF
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 110010+1 CAF
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 100101–1 CAF
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1010220 CAF
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 632164+2 CAF
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 100112–1 CAF
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 604268–2 CAF
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 110050+5 CAF
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1010110 CAF
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 110031+2 CAF
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 110020+2 CAF
Total2381053221+11
Last match updated was against Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt on 6 September 2025.

Honours

Continental

See also

Notes

  1. Tunisia qualified against Libya after winning two matches in the qualifiers, back 1–0 and 1–2, and due to the delay in the start of the session from January to April, the candidacy was withdrawn from the Tunisian Football Federation on 20 December 2019 due to the pressure of the calendar after consulting with the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs. [55]
  2. After the team was automatically qualified by the Confederation of African Football on 9 October 2024, the Tunisian Football Federation withdrew from the finals on 28 November due to the pressure of the calendar after consulting with the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs. [57]
  3. The Confederation of African Football has allocated three places for the North African region, however Algeria and Egypt have declined to participate. On 9 October 2024, during the draw for the 2024 African Nations Championship qualification, it was decided that Libya, Morocco and Tunisia would automatically qualify for the final tournament. [58] [59]

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