Tunisia men's national volleyball team facts for kids

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Tunisia

Nickname(s)	نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage)
Association	Tunisian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CAVB
Head coach	Antonio Giacobbe
FIVB ranking	14 127
Uniforms
Home 　 Away 　 Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	7 (First in 1972)
Best result	9th (1984)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1962)
Best result	15th (2006)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (First in 1969)
Best result	8th : (1981, 1991)
African Championship
Appearances	22 (First in 1967)
Best result	(1967, 1971, 1979, 1987, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Honours Event 1st 2nd 3rd African Championship 11 7 2 Arab Championship 8 2 1 Mediterranean Games 0 2 0 All-Africa Games 1 3 1 Pan Arab Games 3 0 1 Afro-Arab Championship 1 0 0 Maghreb Championship 7 0 0 Total 31 14 5

Tunisia men's national volleyball team

Tunisia national volleyball team at the 2012 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Cameroon (Tunisia 3–1 Egypt)
Medal record
African Championship
	1967 Tunis	Team
	1971 Cairo	Team
	1979 Tripoli	Team
	1987 Tunis	Team
	1995 Tunis	Team
	1997 Lagos	Team
	1999 Cairo	Team
	2003 Cairo	Team
	2017 Cairo	Team
	2019 Tunis	Team
	2021 Kigali	Team
	1976 Tunis	Team
	1983 Port Said	Team
	1993 Alger	Team
	2005 Cairo	Team
	2007 Durban	Team
	2013 Sousse	Team
	2015 Cairo	Team
Bronze	1991 Cairo	Team
Bronze	2011 Tangier	Team
Arab Championship
	1980 Damascus	Team
	1984 Tunis	Team
	1988 Riyadh	Team
	1996 Cairo	Team
	2000 Amman	Team
	2002 Amman	Team
	2006 Manama	Team
	2012 Manama	Team
	2002 Amman	Team
	2008 Manama	Team
Bronze	1994 Manama	Team
Mediterranean Games
	2001 Tunis	Team
	2013 Mersin	Team
All-Africa Games
	1978 Algiers	Team
	1965 Brazzaville	Team
	1973 Lagos	Team
	2007 Algiers	Team
Bronze	1991 Cairo	Team
Pan Arab Games
	1957 Beirut	Team
	1985 Rabat	Team
	1999 Amman	Team
Bronze	2004 Algiers	Team
Afro-Arab Volleyball Friendship Cup
	1981 Kuwait	Team
Maghreb Volleyball Championship
	1967	Team
	1968	Team
	1969	Team
	1970	Team
	1971	Team
	1972	Team
	1973	Team

The Tunisia men's national volleyball team is also known as Les Aigles de Carthage, which means "The Eagles of Carthage". This team represents Tunisia in big international volleyball games and friendly matches. They have won many medals in African championships since 1967.

The team has won the African Championship eleven times. They won in 1967, 1971, 1979, 1987, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2017, 2019, and 2021. Tunisia has also played in seven Olympic Games. Their best result was finishing ninth at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.

Team Performance in Major Tournaments

Olympic Games Results

The Tunisian team has competed in the Olympic Games several times. They have shown great effort in each tournament.

Tunisia in the Olympic Games record
Year	Rank	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1964	Did not qualify
1968	Withdrew
1972	12	6	0	6	1	18
1976	Did not qualify
1980	Withdrew
1984	9	5	1	4	3	14
1988	12	7	0	7	0	21
1992	Did not qualify
1996	11	5	0	5	1	15
2000	Did not qualify
2004	11	5	0	5	4	15
2008	Did not qualify
2012	11	5	0	5	1	15
2016	Did not qualify
2020	11	5	0	5	3	15
2024	Did not qualify
Total	7/15	38	1	37	13	113

World Championship Appearances

Tunisia has participated in the FIVB World Championships many times. They have faced tough competition from teams around the globe.

Tunisia in the FIVB World Championships record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1949	Did not enter
1952
1956
1960
1962	Withdrew		4	1	3	3	12
1966	Did not enter
1970	Group stages	22nd	11	3	8	11	28
1974	Group stages	18th	11	3	8	12	28
1978	Group stages	24th	9	0	9	0	27
1982	Group stages	21st	9	3	6	11	20
1986	Did not qualify
1990
1994
1998
2002	Group stages	19th	3	0	3	2	9
2006	Second round	15th	9	3	6	15	22
2010	Group stages	19th	3	0	3	1	9
2014	Group stages	21st	5	0	5	4	15
2018	Group stages	23rd	5	0	5	2	15
2022	Round of 16	16th	4	1	3	3	9
2025	Qualified
Total		12/20	73	14	59	64	194

World Cup Participation

The team has also competed in the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup. This is another important global tournament.

Tunisia in the World Cup record
Year	Rank	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1965	Did not qualify
1969	11	6	0	6	0	18
1977	Did not qualify
1981	8	7	0	7	1	21
1985	Did not qualify
1989
1991	8	8	4	4	13	16
1995	12	11	0	11	2	33
1999	12	11	0	11	5	33
2003	11	11	2	9	9	30
2007	12	11	1	10	12	32
2011	Did not qualify
2015	12	11	0	11	5	33
2019	12	11	1	10	6	31
Total	10/15	85	8	86	55	242

World League and Nations League

Tunisia has also competed in the FIVB Volleyball World League and the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. These leagues involve many top teams from around the world.

Tunisia in the World League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
1990	1990 to 2013 Did not participate
2013
2014	G3 GS	27th	6	1	5	6	17
2015	G3 GS	30th	6	1	5	5	16
2016	G3 GS	33rd	6	3	3	10	13
2017	G3 GS	30th	6	4	2	15	12
Total		4/28	24	9	15	36	58

Tunisia in the Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
2018	Did not qualify
2019
2020	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Did not qualify
2022
2023
2024
Total		0/6

Challenger Cup Matches

The team has also taken part in the FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup.

Tunisia in the Challenger Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
2018	Did not enter
2019
2020	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Quarterfinals	6th place	1	0	1	1	3
2023	Quarterfinals	8th place	1	0	1	0	3
2024	Did not qualify
Total		2/5	2	0	2	1	6

African Championship Success

Tunisia has a very strong record in the Men's African Volleyball Championship. They have won this championship many times.      Champions       Runners up       Third place  

• Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Tunisia in the African Volleyball Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1967	Final	Champions	3	3	0	15	0
1971	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	3
1976	Final	Runners-up	5	4	1	13	4
1979	Final	Champions	3	3	0	15	0
1983	Final	Runners-up	6	5	1	16	6
1987	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	2
1989	Did not compete
1991	Semifinals	3rd place	5	3	2	13	6
1993	Final	Runners-up	5	4	1	12	5
1995	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	2
1997	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	2
1999	Round robin	Champions	4	4	0	12	2
2001	Did not compete
2003	Final	Champions	5	4	1	13	4
2005	Final	Runners-up	6	5	1	16	6
2007	Final	Runners-up	6	5	1	17	3
2009	Group stages	5th place	6	4	2	13	7
2011	Semifinals	3rd place	5	3	2	11	7
2013	Round robin	Runners-up	5	4	1	13	8
2015	Final	Runners-up	6	4	2	14	9
2017	Final	Champions	6	6	0	18	4
2019	Final	Champions	6	6	0	18	3
2021	Final	Champions	6	6	0	18	2
2023	Quarterfinals	5th place	7	6	1	19	3
Total	11 Titles	22/24	114	98	16	326	88

Arab Championship Victories

Tunisia has also achieved great success in the Arab Volleyball Championship.

Tunisia in the Arab Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1977	Did not compete
1980	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1984	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1986	Did not compete
1988	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1992	Did not compete
1994	Semi-finals		?	?	?	?	?
1996	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1998	Runners-up		?	?	?	?	?
2000	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
2002	Champions		?	?	0	?	?
2006	Champions		6	5	1	16	8
2008	Runners-up		5	4	1	14	5
2012	Champions		5	5	0	15	2
2014	Did not compete
2016
2018
2020	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Total	11/17	8 titles	16	14	2	45	15

Mediterranean Games Results

The team has also competed in the Mediterranean Games.

Tunisia in the Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1959	Did not compete
1963
1967
1971	Semi-finals	4th	?	?	?	?	?
1975	Did not compete
1979
1983
1987	Group stages	5th	?	?	?	?	?
1991	Did not compete
1993
1997
2001	Runners-up		5	4	1	13	4
2005	Semi-finals	4th	5	3	2	9	8
2009	Semi-finals	4th	6	3	3	11	10
2013	Runners-up		5	3	2	11	8
2018	Quarter-finals	6th	6	2	3	9	10
2022	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	2	10	9
2026	Future event
Total		8/17	32	18	13	63	49

* Since 2001.

All-Africa Games Achievements

The team has also competed in the African Games.

Tunisia in the African Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1965	Final	Runners-up	?	?	?	?	?
1969	Disrupted by military coup
1973	Final	Runners-up	?	?	?	?	?
1978	Final	Champions	?	?	?	?	?
1987	Did not compete
1991	Semifinals	3rd place	?	?	?	?	?
1995	Did not compete
1999
2003
2007	Final	Runners-up	7	5	2	17	8
2011	Did not compete
2015
2019
2023	Future event
Total	1 Title	5/11

Pan Arab Games History

Tunisia has a strong record in the Pan Arab Games.

Tunisia in the Pan Arab Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1957	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1961	canceled
1965	Did not compete
1976	canceled
1985	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1992	Did not compete
1997	Did not compete
1999	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
2004	3rd		?	?	?	?	?
2007	5th		?	?	?	?	?
2011	Did not compete
2023	Did not compete
Total	5/10	3 titles

Other Championships and Cups

Tunisia has also won other championships and cups.

Tunisia in the Afro-Arab Volleyball Friendship Cup
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1981	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
Total	1/1	1 title

Tunisia in the Maghreb Volleyball Championship
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	SW	SL
1967	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1968	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1969	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1970	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1971	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1972	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
1973	Champions		?	?	?	?	?
Total	7/7	7 titles

Other Tournament Results

• Gold: 1 time: The Cup of the President of Kazakhstan :2012
• Gold: 1 time: Rashed International Tournament (Dubai) :2012
• Silver: 1 time: Torneo Internazionale Del Due Mari (Italy) :2023
• 11th: Cup of the five continents in Montevideo (Uruguay) :1969
• 16th: Men's European Volleyball Championship in Prague (Czechoslovakia) :1958

Current Team Players

This is the list of players on the Tunisian team for the 2022 World Championship.

Head coach: Antonio Giacobbe

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2022–23 club
2	Kadhi, AhmedAhmed Kadhi	19 April 1989	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	318 cm (125 in)	ES Tunis
3	Ben Slimene, KhaledKhaled Ben Slimene (C)	14 December 1994	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	285 cm (112 in)	ES Tunis
6	Ben Othmen Miladi, Mohamed AliMohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi	12 May 1991	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	289 cm (114 in)	ES Tunis
7	Karamosli, ElyesElyes Karamosli	22 August 1989	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	ES Tunis
8	Abdelhedi, YassineYassine Abdelhedi	28 October 1999	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	352 cm (139 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Sahel Koweit
9	Agrebi, OmarOmar Agrebi	26 August 1992	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	310 cm (120 in)	CS Sfaxien
10	Nagga, HamzaHamza Nagga	29 May 1990	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	311 cm (122 in)	ES Sahel
12	Bennour, RamiRami Bennour	23 December 1991	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	311 cm (122 in)	280 cm (110 in)	CS Sfaxien
13	Mbareki, SelimSelim Mbareki	6 March 1996	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	305 cm (120 in)	ES Tunis
16	Ben Tahar, MahdiMahdi Ben Tahar	17 September 2004	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	315 cm (124 in)	CS Sfaxien
18	Bongui, AliAli Bongui	14 August 1996	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	225 cm (89 in)	325 cm (128 in)	CS Sfaxien
19	Bouguerra, AymenAymen Bouguerra	1 November 2001	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	350 cm (140 in)	Narbonne Volley
20	Hmissi, SaddemSaddem Hmissi	16 February 1991	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	285 cm (112 in)	ES Tunis
21	Korbosli, TaiebTaieb Korbosli	5 June 1993	1.88 cm (1 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	270 cm (110 in)	ES Tunis

Team Coaches Through the Years

Here is a list of the head coaches who have led the Tunisian men's national volleyball team over the years.

Period Head Coach 1956–1957 Habib Ben Ezzedine 1957–1960 Ernö Henning 1961–1962 Dragoslav Sirotanović 1962–1967 Ernö Henning 1968–1969 Josef Brož 1970 Hassine Belkhouja 1970–1973 Gustáv Breznen 1973–1978 Hassine Belkhouja 1979–1980 Mohamed Sellami 1981–1984 Victor Turin 1984–1986 Foued Kammoun

Period Head Coach 1986–1987 Hassen Ben Cheikh 1987–1991 Hubert Wagner 1991 Hassine Belkhouja 1992–1993 Sergei Alexeyev 1994–1996 Fethi Mkaouer 1997–1998 Shen Fu Lin 1998–1999 Stewart Bernard 1999–2007 Antonio Giacobbe 2008–2009 Veljko Basić 2010–2016 Fethi Mkaouer 2017–Present Antonio Giacobbe

See also

In Spanish: Selección de voleibol de Túnez para niños

• Tunisia women's national volleyball team
• Tunisia men's national under-23 volleyball team
• Tunisia men's national under-21 volleyball team
• Tunisia men's national under-19 volleyball team
• Tunisia women's national under-23 volleyball team
• Tunisia women's national under-20 volleyball team
• Tunisia women's national under-18 volleyball team
• Tunisian Volleyball Federation