Tunisia national under-23 football team
Appearance
Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (The Carthage Eagles) | |||
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Association | Tunisian Football Federation | |||
Other affiliation | UAFA (Arab Nations) | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | |||
Head coach | Farid Ben Belgacem | |||
Home stadium | Stade Olympique de Radès | |||
FIFA code | TUN | |||
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First international | ||||
Malta 0–0 Tunisia (Valletta, Malta November 01, 1959) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Tunisia 4–0 Mali (Tunis, Tunisia May 28, 1972) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Poland 6–1 Tunisia (Rome, Italy August 26, 1960) | ||||
Olympic Games | ||||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1960) | |||
Best result | 1st Round (1960, 1988, 1996, 2004) | |||
All-Africa Games | ||||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1987) | |||
Best result | Silver Medal (1991) | |||
UNAF U-23 Tournament | ||||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | |||
Best result | Runners-up (1): 2007 |
The Tunisia Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب تونس الأولمبي لكرة القدم), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national under-23 football team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation, represents Tunisia in international football competitions and in the Olympic Games, Africa U-23 Cup of Nations and UNAF U-23 Tournament. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed.
History
Tunisia first appeared in the final of the Summer Olympics held in Rome in 1960.
Honours
- Mediterranean Games:
- All-Africa Games:
- UNAF U-23 Tournament:
- Runners up: 2007
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Olympic Games record
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All-Africa Games record
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U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record
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UNAF U-23 Tournament record
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2016 Men's Olympic Tournament qualifying
2016 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualifying rounds
First round
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Second round
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2015 CAF U-23 Championship (2016 Pre-Olympic Tournament)
Group A
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Current squad
Head coach: Maher Kanzari
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Saifeddine Charfi | 28 March 1995 (aged 20) | CA Bizertin |
2 | DF | Wajdi Kechrida | 5 November 1995 (aged 20) | Étoile du Sahel |
3 | DF | Slimane Kchok | 7 May 1994 (aged 21) | CA Bizertin |
4 | DF | Seddik Mejri | 31 May 1994 (aged 21) | CA Bizertin |
5 | DF | Ali Machani | 12 July 1993 (aged 22) | Espérance de Tunis |
6 | MF | Meriah Yassine | 2 July 1993 (aged 22) | CS Sfaxien |
7 | FW | Chedly Ghrab | 15 May 1993 (aged 22) | CA Bizertin |
8 | MF | Ghailene Chaalali | 28 February 1994 (aged 21) | Espérance de Tunis |
9 | FW | Seifeddine Jaziri | 11 February 1993 (aged 22) | Club Africain |
10 | MF | Ilyes Jelassi | 7 February 1994 (aged 21) | Espérance de Tunis |
11 | FW | Edem Rjaibi | 5 April 1994 (aged 21) | Espérance de Tunis |
12 | MF | Ahmed Khalil | 21 December 1994 (aged 20) | Club Africain |
13 | DF | Ali Abdi | 20 December 1993 (aged 21) | Espérance de Tunis |
14 | FW | Haythem Jouini | 7 May 1993 (aged 22) | Espérance de Tunis |
15 | MF | Zoubayer Darraji | 14 May 1993 (aged 22) | CA Bizertin |
16 | GK | Sabri Ben Hsan | 13 June 1996 (aged 19) | CS Sfaxien |
17 | MF | Nader Ghandri | 18 February 1995 (aged 20) | Club Africain |
18 | FW | Saad Bguir | 22 March 1994 (aged 21) | Espérance de Tunis |
19 | DF | Wissem Bousnina | 6 April 1994 (aged 21) | CS Hammam-Lif |
20 | FW | Khaldoun Mansour | 23 December 1993 (aged 21) | EO Sidi Bouzid |
21 | GK | Wassim Karoui | 7 January 1997 (aged 18) | Espérance de Tunis |
Recent call-ups
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | |||||||||
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- stats as of September 29, 2015
Notable players
Former squads
- Tunisia Olympic Squads
- 1960 Summer Olympics squads – Tunisia
- 1988 Summer Olympics squads – Tunisia
- 1996 Summer Olympics squads – Tunisia
- 2004 Summer Olympics squads – Tunisia
- Tunisia CAF U23 Squads
See also
- Tunisia national football team
- Tunisia A' national football team
- Tunisia national under-20 football team
- Tunisia national under-17 football team
- Tunisia national under-15 football team