Tunisia national football team

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Tunisia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Les Aigles de Carthage
(Eagles of Carthage)
Association Tunisian Football Federation
Sub-confederation UNAF (North Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Henryk Kasperczak
Captain Yassine Chikhaoui
Most caps Radhi Jaïdi (105)
Top scorer Issam Jemâa (36)
Home stadium Stade Olympique de Radès
FIFA code TUN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 40 Steady (7 January 2016)
Highest 19 (February 1998)
Lowest 65 (July 2010)
First international
 Tunisia 1–2 Algeria 
(Tunisia; 25 June 1957)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1978)
Best result Group Stage: 1978 9th place
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 16 (First in 1962)
Best result Winners: 2004
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2005)
Best result Round 1

The Tunisia national football team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة القدم‎‎), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round. Nevertheless, they created history in that 1978 tournament in Argentina by becoming the first African side to win a World Cup match, beating Mexico 3–1. They also held defending champions West Germany to a goalless draw before bowing out. They have since qualified for the three tournaments in succession, in 1998, 2002 and 2006: they were the only African team to appear at both the 2002 and 2006 tournaments.

Tunisia also won the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, when they hosted the tournament.

1978 World Cup

Tunisia's first World Cup was the 1978 competition held in Argentina. They became the first African team to win a World Cup game, defeating Mexico 3–1 in Rosario.[1] A 1–0 defeat to 1974 semi-finalists Poland followed, but although The Eagles Of Carthage then held reigning champions West Germany to a 0–0 draw, they failed to reach the next stage. Tunisia failed to qualify for the World Cup again until twenty years later.

1998 World Cup

Adel Sellimi's team were beaten 2–0 by England,[2][3] and 1–0 by Colombia[4] to eliminate them at the group stage. Their only point was in a 1–1 draw with Romania.[5]

2002 World Cup

Tunisia reached their second successive World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. They started with a 2–0 loss against Russia, but a Raouf Bouzaiene free kick gave them a 1–1 draw against Belgium. Their final game resulted in a 2–0 defeat to co-hosts Japan, meaning they were knocked out in the group stages.

2004 Africa Cup of Nations

Tunisia's first major honour was the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, which they hosted. The tournament started with a 2–1 win over Rwanda in Rades. That was followed by a 3–0 win against DR Congo and a 1–1 draw with Guinea. The quarter-finals saw them beat Senegal 1–0, and the semi-final against favourites Nigeria went to penalties after both Jay-Jay Okocha and Tunisia captain Khaled Badra scored from the spot during normal time. Ali Boumnijel saved Peter Odemwingie's strike, and Karim Haggui scored the winning spot kick to send the host nation through to their third Nations Cup final. The final was against local rivals Morocco, and Brazilian-born striker Francileudo Santos put The Eagles Of Carthage 1–0 ahead on 4 minutes, Morocco equalised just before half-time, but Ziad Jaziri made the score 2–1 on 51 minutes to win the tournament for Tunisia.

2006 World Cup

Tunisia drew their opening game against Saudi Arabia 2–2, but lost their second match to Spain 3–1 and lost their last group match to Ukraine with a 1–0 defeat ending their 2006 World Cup.

Competition records

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Position Name
Head coach Poland Henryk Kasperczak
Assistant Coach Tunisia Hatem Missaoui
Goalkeeping Coach Tunisia Adel Ben Zouita
Fitness Coach Tunisia Jalel Herguli
Team Doctor Tunisia Montassar Chéour
Masseurs Tunisia Akrem Hbiri
Tunisia Majdi Turki
Tunisia Fathi Naoui

Managers

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Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

This is a list of matches from the last six months and any future scheduled matches.

Date Location Opponent Score Competition
5 March 2014 Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Barcelona  Colombia 1–1 Friendly
28 May 2014 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul  South Korea 1–0 Friendly
7 June 2014 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels  Belgium 0–1 Friendly
6 September 2014 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir  Botswana 2–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10 September 2014 30 June Stadium, Cairo  Egypt 1–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10 October 2014 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar  Senegal 0–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15 October 2014 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir  Senegal 1–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14 November 2014 Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone  Botswana 0–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
19 November 2014 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir  Egypt 2–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11 January 2015 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès  Algeria 1–1 Friendly
18 January 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín, Ebebiyín  Cape Verde 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
22 January 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín, Ebebiyín  Zambia 2–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
26 January 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín, Ebebiyín  DR Congo 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
31 January 2015 Estadio de Bata, Bata  Equatorial Guinea 1–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
27 March 2015 Ōita Bank Dome, Ōita  Japan 0–2 Friendly
31 March 2015 Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, China  China PR 1–1 Friendly
12 June 2015 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès  Djibouti 8–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification


Players

Current Squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Liberia on September 5, 2015.[7]
Caps and goals updated as 12 June 2015 after the match against Djibouti.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Aymen Mathlouthi (1984-09-14) 14 September 1984 (age 39) 50 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
1GK Moez Ben Cherifia (1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 (age 32) 17 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
1GK Farouk Ben Mustapha (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 (age 34) 12 0 Tunisia Club Africain

2DF Aymen Abdennour (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 34) 44 1 Spain Valencia
2DF Ammar Jemal (1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 (age 37) 28 6 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
2DF Syam Ben Youssef (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35) 19 0 France Caen
2DF Hamza Mathlouthi (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 31) 14 0 Tunisia CA Bizertin
2DF Selim Ben Djemia (1989-01-29) 29 January 1989 (age 35) 2 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
2DF Zied Boughattas (1990-12-05) 5 December 1990 (age 33) 2 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
2DF Ghazi Abderrazek (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 (age 37) 0 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
2DF Hamdi Naguez (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 31) 0 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel

3MF Hocine Ragued (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 (age 41) 54 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
3MF Yassine Chikhaoui (1986-09-22) 22 September 1986 (age 37) 38 9 Qatar Al-Gharafa
3MF Youssef Msakni (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 33) 32 4 Qatar Lekhwiya
3MF Wahbi Khazri (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 33) 19 6 France Bordeaux
3MF Mohamed Ali Moncer (1991-04-28) 28 April 1991 (age 32) 7 2 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
3MF Alaya Brigui (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) 3 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
3MF Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
3MF Hamza Lahmar (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 33) 0 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
3MF Mohammad Mothnani (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Qatar El Jaish

4FW Amine Chermiti (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 36) 38 6 Switzerland Zürich
4FW Saber Khalifa (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 37) 33 6 Tunisia Club Africain
4FW Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 32) 23 4 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Achraf Krir (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Tunisia ES Zarzis v.  Libya, 19 June 2015

DF Mohamed Ali Yacoubi (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 33) 9 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
DF Maher Hannachi (1984-08-31) 31 August 1984 (age 39) 6 1 Tunisia CS Sfaxien v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
DF Hamza Agrebi (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33) 2 0 Tunisia Club Africain v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
DF Houssine Rabii (1989-12-13) 13 December 1989 (age 34) 2 0 Tunisia ES Zarzis v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
DF Oussama Haddadi (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Tunisia Club Africain v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
DF Chaker Hammali (1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 42) 0 0 Tunisia ES Zarzis v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
DF Karim Aoidhi (1988-10-18) 18 October 1988 (age 35) 0 0 Tunisia Stade Tunisien v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
DF Ali Mechani (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Tunisia CA Bizertin v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
DF Bilel Ifa (1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 (age 34) 23 0 Tunisia Club Africain v.  Djibouti, 12 June 2015
DF Ali Maâloul (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34) 15 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien v.  Djibouti, 12 June 2015
DF Chamseddine Dhaouadi (1987-01-16) 16 January 1987 (age 37) 5 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis v.  China PR, 31 March 2015
DF Hatem Bejaoui (1986-05-10) 10 May 1986 (age 37) 1 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis v.  China PR, 31 March 2015
DF Rami Bedoui (1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 34) 6 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Bilel Mohsni (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 36) 4 0 France Angers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Yassin Mikari (1983-01-09) 9 January 1983 (age 41) 32 1 Tunisia Club Africain 2015 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary squad

MF Tijani Belaïd (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 36) 20 3 Tunisia Club Africain v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
MF Youssef Mouihbi (1985-04-01) 1 April 1985 (age 39) 9 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
MF Imed Meniaoui (1983-04-19) 19 April 1983 (age 41) 1 0 Tunisia Club Africain v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
MF Lyes Jlassi (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 34) 0 0 Tunisia Stade Tunisien v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
MF Ferjani Sassi (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32) 17 2 France Metz v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
MF Stéphane Nater (1984-01-20) 20 January 1984 (age 40) 12 0 Tunisia Club Africain v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
MF Mohamed Gouaida (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 30) 3 0 Germany Karlsruher SC v.  Djibouti, 12 June 2015
MF Änis Ben-Hatira (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 35) 9 0 Germany Hertha Berlin v.  China PR, 31 March 2015
MF Mohamed Larbi (1987-02-09) 9 February 1987 (age 37) 2 0 France Gazélec Ajaccio v.  China PR, 31 March 2015
MF Jamel Saihi (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 37) 19 2 France Montpellier 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

FW Ahmed Akaïchi (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35) 14 5 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
FW Taha Yassine Khenissi (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 32) 4 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien v.  Libya, 19 June 2015
FW Yoann Touzghar (1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 37) 1 1 France Lens v.  Djibouti, 12 June 2015
FW Hamza Younés (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 38) 9 0 Iran Tractor Sazi 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Edem Rjaïbi (1990-04-05) 5 April 1990 (age 34) 1 0 Tunisia Bizertin 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

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Notes

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Records

As of 31 March 2015

Historic Kits

Kit Providers

Name Start End
Germany Adidas 1970's 1992
Italy Lotto 1994 1998
Germany Uhlsport 2000 2001
Germany Puma 2002 2010
Switzerland Burrda 2010

Kit history

1978 World Cup
1998 World Cup Home
1998 World Cup Away
2002 World Cup Home
2006 World Cup Home
2006 World Cup Away

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