Tunisia national under-23 football team

Tunisia national Olympic team
Nickname(s)	نسور قرطاج; (The Carthage Eagles)
Association	Tunisian Football Federation
Other affiliation	UAFA (Arab Nations)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Ferid Ben Belgacem
Home stadium	Stade Olympique de Radès
FIFA code	TUN
First colours	Second colours
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 the 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.

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

2022

25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) Friendly	Morocco	2-0	Tunisia	Rabat, Maroc
9:00 UTC±0		Report

28 March 2022 (2022-03-28) Friendly	Morocco	0-0	Tunisia	Rabat, Maroc
12:00 UTC±0		Report

31 May 2022 (2022-05-31) Friendly	Tunisia	1–1	Palestine
	Snana 65'		Rabi 43'

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for a Friendly match against Morocco on 25 and 28 March 2022.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
16	1GK	Ahmed Laabidi	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23)	Club Africain
22	1GK	Oussama Hanzouli	(2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 23)	CO Transports
1	1GK	Elias Damergy	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22)	Stade Rennais

17	2DF	Mohamed Amine Zghada	(2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 23)	Club Africain
12	2DF	Aziz Gasmi	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23)	Club Africain
20	2DF	Chawki Ben Khader	(2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)	USBG
5	2DF	Adam Ben Lamin	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 23)	AIK
	2DF	Alaa Ghram		CS Sfaxien

	3MF	Montassar Triki		Espérance Sportive de Tunis
15	3MF	Chiheb Labidi	(2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 23)	Club Africain
	3MF	Abdallah Amri		CS Sfaxien
6	3MF	Fares Neji	(2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 (age 23)	CS Sfaxien
8	3MF	Mootez Zaddem	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)	Étoile Sportive du Sahel

7	4FW	Hamdi Labidi	(2002-06-09) 9 June 2002 (age 22)	Club Africain
11	4FW	Farouk Mimouni	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 23)	Espérance Sportive de Tunis
10	4FW	Zied Berrima	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23)	Espérance Sportive de Tunis

		Mohamed Nasraoui		CS Sfaxien
		Mahmoud Ghorbal		CS Sfaxien
		Oussema Abid		Étoile Sportive du Sahel
		Skander Bouaicha		USBG
		Amine Helal		ES Hammam-Sousse
		Sadok Jammali		JS Kairouanaise
		Sebastian Tounekti		FC Groningen

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ahmed Slimene	(2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 21)	-	-	Étoile Sportive du Sahel	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021

DF	Ramzi Ferjani	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23)	-	-	FC Nitra	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
DF	Amine Cherni	(2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 23)	-	-	Paris	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
DF	Rayene Haddad	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21)	-	-	CS Hammam-Lif	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
DF	Abdallah Amri	(2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 23)	-	-	CS Sfaxien	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
DF	Marc Lamti	(2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 23)	-	-	Hannover 96	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
DF	Mohamed Karoui	(2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22)	-	-	AS Marsa	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
DF	Fradj Ben Njima	(2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 20)	-	-	Étoile Sportive du Sahel	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021

MF	Mohamed Ajimi	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22)	-	-	Club Africain	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
MF	Houssem Kar	(2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 23)	-	-	OS Kebili	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
MF	Wassim Sioud	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23)	-	-	AS Rejiche	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
MF	Ghassen Khelfa	(2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22)	-	-	US Tataouine	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021

FW	Mouhib Selmi	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	-	-	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
FW	Hassan Ayari	(2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 21)	-	-	Sheffield United	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
FW	Nabil Makni	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23)	-	-	Chievo	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
FW	Achref Habbassi	(2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 22)	-	-	CS Sfaxien	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
FW	Youssef Snana	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	-	-	Club Africain	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
FW	Anis Ben Slimane	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23)	-	-	Brøndby	v. Mauritania, 28 December 2021
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^SUS Player is serving a suspension. ^WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Notable players

Ali Zitouni

Previous squads

Tunisia Olympic Squads

Tunisia CAF U23 Squads

2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads – Tunisia

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
1996	Chokri El Ouaer (GK)	did not select
2004	Khaled Fadhel (GK)	José Clayton (DF)	Mohamed Jedidi (MF)

Honours

Mediterranean Games:

Champions: 2001
Runners up: 1971
Third Place: 1975
Third Place: 2013

All-Africa Games:

Silver Medalist: 1991
Bronze Medalist: 2007

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

Olympic Games
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1896–1988	See Tunisia national team
1992	did not qualify
1996	1st round	14th	3	0	1	2	1	5
2000	did not qualify
2004	1st round	12th	3	1	1	1	4	5
2008	did not qualify
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total	1st round	2/7	6	1	2	3	5	10

All-Africa Games record

All-Africa Games
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965 – 1987	See Tunisia national team
1991	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	7	2
1995	did not qualify
1999
2003
2007	Third Place	3rd	5	2	2	1	4	3
2011	did not qualify
2015
2019
Total	Runners-up	2/7	10	5	3	2	11	5

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 1
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	did not qualify
2015	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2019	did not qualify
2023	did not qualify
Total	Group stage	1/3	3	1	0	2	2	4

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W7	D	L	GF	GA
1951 – 1987	See Tunisia national team
1991	Group stage	7th	2	1	0	1	1	5
1993	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	2	5
1997	did not enter
2001	Gold medal	1st	4	3	0	1	7	1
2005	Quarter-finals	7th	3	0	3	0	4	4
2009	Group stage	7th	4	2	1	1	6	5
2013	Bronze medal	3rd	5	3	1	1	10	5
2018	did not enter
2022	did not enter
Total	Champions	1/12	21	8	5	6	30	25