Tunisia national handball team

Tunisia
Information
Nickname The Eagles of Carthage
( نسور قرطاج )
Association Tunisian Handball Federation
Coach Hafedh Zouabi
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances 4 (First in 1972)
Best result 8th (2012)
World Championship
Appearances 13 (First in 1967)
Best result 4th (2005)
African Championship
Appearances 22 (First in 1974)
Best result 1st (1974, 1976, 1979, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Tunisian national handball team is the national handball team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Tunisian Handball Federation.

The Tunisian handball League was founded in 1953. In 1957, the Tunisians founded the Tunisian handball Federation, which was later admitted into the International Handball Federation in 1962.

The Tunisian national handball team has participated in several handball world championships. In 2005 Tunisia finished in 4th place; becoming the second non-European team to reach the World Championship semi-finals after Egypt who was able to reach the semi-final match in 2001. The Tunisian national handball team won the African Cup 9 times. The Tunisians won the 2012 African Cup in Morocco by defeating Algeria in the final match. Egypt and Algeria are Tunisia's only rivals in the African continent.

The national league consists of about 12 teams, with ES. Sahel and Club Africain dominating. There are other teams like Club African and AS Hammamet. These teams have many players who play in the Tunisian national team which also includes players who play in European teams. The former national team player, Walid Ben Amor played in Barcelone F.C. Most of these players play in the French championship.

Competitive record

     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place  

Olympic Games

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Germany 1936 Berlin Did not enter
Not held from 1948 to 1968
West Germany 1972 Munich Match for 15th place 16th of 16 5 0 0 5 72 118 −46
Canada 1976 Montreal Did not participate
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Did not qualify
United States 1984 Los Angeles
South Korea 1988 Seoul
Spain 1992 Barcelona
United States 1996 Atlanta
Australia 2000 Sydney Match for 9th place 10th of 12 6 1 0 5 130 141 −11
Greece 2004 Athens Did not qualify
China 2008 Beijing
United Kingdom 2012 London Quarter-finals 8th of 12 6 2 0 4 144 150 −6
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Group stage 12th of 12 5 0 1 4 118 145 −27
Total 4/13 0 Titles 22 3 1 18 464 554 −90

World Championship

Year Position Pld W D L
1938Did Not Enter
1954Did Not Enter
1958Did Not Enter
1961Did Not Enter
1964Did Not Enter
196715th Place 3 0 0 3
1970Did Not Enter
1974Did Not Qualify
1978Did Not Qualify
1982Did Not Qualify
1986Did Not Qualify
1990Did Not Qualify
1993Did Not Qualify
199515th Place 7 2 0 5
199716th Place 6 2 0 4
199912th Place 6 2 1 3
200110th Place 6 3 0 3
200314th Place 7 2 0 5
20054th Place 10 5 3 2
200711th Place 8 3 0 5
Year Position Pld W D L
200917th Place 9 5 0 4
201120th Place 7 1 0 6
201311th Place 6 3 0 3
201515th Place 6 2 1 3
2017Qualified
Total13/25 75 28 4 43

African Championship

Year Position Pld W D L
1974Champions
1976Champions
1979Champions
1981Third place
1983Third place
1985Third place
1987Third place
1989Third place
1991Third place
1992Runners Up
1994Champions
1996Runners Up
Year Position Pld W D L
1998Champions
2000Third place
2002Champions
2004Runners Up
2006Champions
2008Runners Up
2010Champions
2012Champions
2014Runners Up
2016Runners Up
'otal21/21

Team

Current squad

The following is the Tunisian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Head coach: Hafedh Zouabi

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Makram Missaoui (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 35) 1.88 m 145 0 Tunisia Club Africain
4 LW Aymen Toumi (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 26) 1.84 m 71 123 France HBC Nantes
6 P Issam Tej (1979-07-29)29 July 1979 (aged 37) 1.87 m 304 797 Qatar El Jaish
8 LB Mohamed Jilani Maaref (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 24) 1.92 m 33 39 Tunisia Club Africain
9 RB Amine Bannour (1990-02-21)21 February 1990 (aged 26) 1.97 m 100 299 Tunisia Club Africain
12 GK Marouen Maggaiz (1983-07-28)28 July 1983 (aged 33) 1.91 m 173 3 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
13 RW Mohamed Ali Bhar (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 26) 1.80 m Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
15 LB Khaled Haj Youssef (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.89 m 31 28 Tunisia Club Africain
21 LW Oussama Boughanmi (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 26) 1.86 m 100 424 France Tremblay-en-France
22 CB Sobhi Saïed (1982-09-26)26 September 1982 (aged 33) 1.86 m 143 311 Tunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel
23 LW Oussama Hosni (1992-09-17)17 September 1992 (aged 23) 1.92 m 46 51 Tunisia Club Africain
27 RB Aymen Hammed (1983-07-26)26 July 1983 (aged 33) 1.96 m 111 375 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
31 P Marouan Chouiref (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 26) 1.97 m 91 100 France Tremblay-en-France
39 CB Mohamed Soussi (1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 23) 1.94 m 43 49 Tunisia Club Africain
42 LB Wael Jallouz (1991-05-03)3 May 1991 (aged 25) 1.98 m 102 257 Spain Barcelona

Notable players

Former coaches

References

  1. ↑ "La Tunisie connaît ses 14 joueurs" [Tunisia names its 14 players] (in French). HandNews.fr. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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