Tunisia women's national basketball team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Tunisia national basketball team.
 Tunisia
FIBA ranking98 Decrease 8 (6 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1956
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFTBB
CoachRicardo González Dávila
Nickname(s)The Eagles of Carthage
( نسور قرطاج )
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
MedalsNone
World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
AfroBasket Women
Appearances12
MedalsSilver Silver (1974, 2000)
African Games
Appearances2
MedalsNone
Pan Arab Games
Appearances4
MedalsGold Gold: ()
Silver Silver: (, , )
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA AfroBasket 0 2 0
Arab Championship 2 5 0
Pan Arab Games 1 3 0
Jeux de la Francophonie 0 0 2
Total 3 10 2

Tunisia women's national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة السلة للسيدات), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the nationally controlled basketball team representing Tunisia at world basketball competitions for women. It is administered by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB).[2] (Arabic: الاتحاد التونسي لكرة السلة)

In 2007, they were the third highest ranked African team in the world after Senegal and Nigeria.

Tournament record[]

Summer Olympics[]

Summer Olympics
Appearances : None
Year Position Tournament
From Canada 1976 To Japan 2020 – Did not qualify

World Championship[]

FIBA World Championship
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
China 2002 16th 2002 FIBA World Championship in 9 host cities

AfroBasket[]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
AfroBasket Women
Appearances : 12
Year Position Tournament Host
Guinea 1966 – 1966 FIBA Africa Championship Conakry, Guinea
Egypt 1968 – 1968 FIBA Africa Championship Cairo, United Arab Republic
Togo 1970 – 1970 FIBA Africa ChampionshipTogo Lome, Togo
Tunisia 1974 Silver 1974 FIBA Africa Championship Tunis, Tunisia
Senegal 1977 5 1977 FIBA Africa Championship Dakar, Senegal
Somalia 1979 – 1979 FIBA Africa Championship Mogadishu, Somalia
Senegal 1981 6 1981 FIBA Africa Championship Dakar, Senegal
Angola 1983 – 1983 FIBA Africa Championship Luanda, Angola
Senegal 1984 – 1984 FIBA Africa Championship Dakar, Senegal
Mozambique 1986 – 1986 FIBA Africa Championship Maputo, Mozambique
Tunisia 1990 4 1990 FIBA Africa Championship Tunis, Tunisia
Senegal 1993 – 1993 FIBA Africa Championship Dakar, Senegal
South Africa 1994 – 1994 FIBA Africa Championship Johannesburg, South Africa
Kenya 1997 – 1997 FIBA Africa Championship Nairobi, Kenya
Tunisia 2000 Silver 2000 FIBA Africa Championship Tunis, Tunisia
Mozambique 2003 6 2003 FIBA Africa Championship Maputo, Mozambique
Nigeria 2005 – 2005 FIBA Africa Championship Abuja, Nigeria
Senegal 2007 11 2007 FIBA Africa Championship Dakar, Senegal
Madagascar 2009 10 2009 FIBA Africa Championship Antananarivo, Madagascar
Mali 2011 10 2011 FIBA Africa Championship Bamako, Mali
Mozambique 2013 – 2013 FIBA Africa Championship Maputo, Mozambique
Cameroon 2015 – 2015 FIBA Africa Championship Yaoundé, Cameroon
Mali 2017 11 2017 FIBA Africa Championship Bamako, Mali
Senegal 2019 12 2019 FIBA Africa Championship Dakar, Senegal
Cameroon 2021 11 2021 FIBA Africa Championship Yaoundé, Cameroon

African Games[]

African Games
Appearances : 2
Year Position Tournament Host
Republic of the Congo – Brazzaville, Congo
Nigeria – Lagos, Nigeria
Algeria – Algiers, Algeria
Egypt – Cairo, Egypt
Zimbabwe – Harare, Zimbabwe
South Africa 4th Johannesburg, South Africa
Nigeria – Abuja, Nigeria
Algeria 2007 7th 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria
Mozambique 2011 – 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique
Republic of the Congo 2015 – 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Congo

Arab Championship[]

Arab Championship
Appearances : 7
Year Position Tournament Host
Syria 1st place, gold medalist(s) Damascus, Syria
Syria 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Damascus, Syria
Egypt 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cairo, Egypt
Lebanon 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Beyrouth, Lebanon
Jordan 1st place, gold medalist(s) Amman, Jordan
Jordan 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amman, Jordan
Egypt 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cairo, Egypt

Pan Arab Games[]

Pan Arab Games
Appearances : 4
Year Position Tournament Host
Morocco – Rabat, Morocco
Syria 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Damascus, Syria
Lebanon 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Beirut, Lebanon
Jordan 1st place, gold medalist(s) Amman, Jordan
Algeria 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Algiers, Algeria
Egypt 2007 Not held women's tournament 2007 Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt
Qatar 2011 Did not compete 2011 Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar

Mediterranean Games[]

Mediterranean Games
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
Tunisia 2001 8 2001 Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia

Jeux de la Francophonie[]

Jeux de la Francophonie
Appearances :
Year Position Tournament Host
Niger 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeux de la Francophonie 2005 Niamey, Niger
Lebanon 2009 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeux de la Francophonie 2009 Beirut, Lebanon

Current roster[]

Roster for the 2021 Women's Afrobasket.[3]

Tunisia women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 00 25 – (1996-04-19)19 April 1996 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Tunisia
SF 3 23 – (1997-11-27)27 November 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ezzahra Sports Tunisia
C 4 20 – (2001-08-10)10 August 2001 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) CS Sfaxien Tunisia
SG 6 21 – (1999-12-14)14 December 1999 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Étoile du Sahel Tunisia
PF 7 27 – (1994-02-07)7 February 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Tunisia
G 8 27 – (1994-06-12)12 June 1994 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) CS Sfaxien Tunisia
PG 11 26 – (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Étoile du Sahel Tunisia
PF 12 17 – (2004-02-14)14 February 2004 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Tunisia
G 13 32 – (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Ezzahra Sports Tunisia
C 23 25 – (1996-06-03)3 June 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Tunisia
PF 32 20 – (2001-01-11)11 January 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CS Sfaxien Tunisia
SG 93 28 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Tunisia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 18 September 2021

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Tunisia, fiba.com. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Afrobasket 2021 (Dames) : La liste de la Tunisie dévoilée". africafootunited.com. 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Team Roster Tunisia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

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