Tunisia women's national football team

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Tunisia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)نسور قرطاج
(The Carthage Eagles)
AssociationTunisian Football Federation
Other affiliationUAFA (Arab Nations)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coach
CaptainChaima Abbassi
Home stadiumStade Olympique de Radès
FIFA codeTUN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 74 Increase 3 (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest67 (March 2017)
Lowest92 (December 2007)
First international
 Egypt 2–1 Tunisia 
(Alexandria, Egypt, 20 April 2006)
Biggest win
 Tunisia 12–1 Sudan 
(Cairo, Egypt, 27 August 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Algeria 4–0 Tunisia 
(Annaba, Algeria, 30 June 2007)
 Algeria 4–0 Tunisia 
(Six-Fours-les-Plages, France, 23 June 2009)
 Ghana 4–0 Tunisia 
(Accra, Ghana, 12 April 2016)
World Cup
Appearances0
Olympic Games
Appearances0
African Women's Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best resultGroup Stage (2008)
UNAF Women's Tournament
Appearances2 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions (1): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2009
WebsiteFTF.org.tn (in French)

The Tunisia national women's football team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة القدم للسيدات), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation. The team competes in the Africa Women Cup of Nations, UNAF Women's Tournament, Arab Women's Championship and the Women's World Cup, which is held every four years.

History[]

[2] Women's football in Tunisia is now multiplying efforts to assert its national and international reputation. Nevertheless, the road may be long.

The beginning of women's football in Tunisia During the 2000s, women's football remained non-existent in Tunisia. This discipline practiced in women has indeed suffered from a total neglect of the major players in the sector. This neglect is the result of a culture rooted in male football. Moreover, women have fallen behind in the field. However, Tunisia is full of talent. Fortunately, this mentality has begun to fade after the discovery of exceptionally competent female players.

Today, Tunisia is starting to take off in the field of women's sports. However, the country remains behind other African countries. Indeed, Cameroon, Nigeria and Ivory Coast have already revealed multiple players in this discipline. In addition, the qualification of the women's team for the African Cup of Nations will affirm the potential of women in football.

The world of women's football in Tunisia The Tunisian women's football cup started the season in 2004–2005. It is a national football competition organized every year. This competition opposes the best women's football clubs in Tunisia. Thus, the cup of Tunisia women's football has revealed several clubs, including the Association Sportive Feminine du Sahel having won 7 titles. This competition has also revealed Tunis Air Club which has won 3 titles.

Then, the third position is awarded to the Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef. Moreover, Sana Yaakoubi is among the rare pearls of women's football in Tunisia. The player has managed to win 2 titles during the 2006 and 2008 edition. Moreover, the Sports Association of the Banque de l'Habitat located in Tunis has obtained a title during the competition of 2010. In addition to this annual competition, the state has also organized since 2004 the championship of Tunisia women's football.

Tunisian women's football on the international level Despite the national competitions, Tunisia remains absent from international confrontations. This is indeed the observation of FIFA. Moreover, Tunisia has never revealed its true potential on the international level, says the federation. FIFA has also qualified Tunisia as inactive since 2016. Indeed, the federation believes that the country is excluded from the list of 140 nations of women's football.

Yet, the Tunisian federation has committed to the establishment of a large women's national team. This initiative aims to create a female model of Tunisian football at the international level and to change the finding of FIFA. This organization, advised by Tarek Bouchamaoui, will be able to see the skills of women's football. Moreover, Tarek Bouchamaoui, a member of the FIFA council, wishes an improvement of all the teams in Africa, including the women's teams. [3]

Team image[]

Supporters[]

Kits and crest[]

Kit manufacturer[]

Home stadium[]

The Tunisia women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade Olympique de Radès.the stadium has an all-seater capacity of 60,000.[4] The first match at the stadium was played on 7 July 2001 against between Étoile du Sahel and CS Hammam-Lif for the Tunisian Cup final.CS Hammam-Lif won the match 1–0, with Anis Ben Chouikha scoring the lone goal. In addition, there are many other venues that host the Tunisian team, such as....

Current team status[]

2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification Second round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia Tunisia Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 14 February 23 February

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021[]

10 June Friendly Jordan  1–2  Tunisia Amman, Jordan
  • Jbarah Goal 66' (pen.)
Report (GSA)
Report (SW)
  • Kaabachi Goal 43' (pen.)
  • Jeddi Goal 87'
Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
Referee: Esra'a Al Mbaidin (Jordan)
13 June Friendly Jordan  0–2  Tunisia Amman, Jordan
Report (GSA)
Report (SW)
Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
24 August 2021 Arab Women's Cup Tunisia  0–0  Lebanon Cairo , Egypt
21:00 UTC+2 Report (UAFA)
Report (SW)
Stadium: Police Academy Stadium
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
27 August 2021 Arab Women's Cup Tunisia  12–1  Sudan Cairo , Egypt
17:00 UTC+2
Report (UAFA)
Report (SW)
Stadium: Police Academy Stadium
30 August 2021 Arab Women's Cup Tunisia  2–2  Egypt Cairo , Egypt
17:00 UTC+2
Report (UAFA)
Report (SW)
  • Goal 44', 53'
Stadium: Police Academy Stadium
3 September Arab Women's Cup Semi-finals Tunisia  2–2
(4–3 p)
 Algeria Cairo , Egypt
17:00 UTC+2
Report (UAFA)
Report (SW)
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Penalties
6 September Arab Women's Cup finals Jordan  1–0  Tunisia Cairo , Egypt
20:00 UTC+2
  • Jbarah Goal 85'
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
4 October Friendly India  0–1  Tunisia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Report
  • Houij Goal 8' (pen.)
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium
6 October Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–4  Tunisia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Report
  • Troudi Goal 7'
  • Goal 51'
  • Houij Goal 63'
  • Mamay Goal 85'
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium
20 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Egypt  2–6  Tunisia Cairo, Egypt
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Goal 7'
  • Goal 65'
Report
Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: (Morocco)
26 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Tunisia  1–0
(7–2 agg.)
 Egypt Tunis, Tunisia
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Houij Goal 90+1' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: (Senegal)
Note: Tunisia won 7–2 on aggregate.
25 November Friendly Tunisia  0–1  Algeria Ariana , Tunisia
15:00 Report
  • Goal 38'
Stadium:
28 November Friendly Tunisia  2–4  Algeria Ariana , Tunisia
15:00
Report
Stadium:

2022[]

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

As of 9 August 2021
Role Name
Head Coach Tunisia
Assistant Coach Tunisia Mariem Hammami
Goalkeeping coach Tunisia Soumaya Ouerghi
Physiotherapist Tunisia Hichem Ghozzia

Manager history[]

  • Tunisia Samir Landolsi (2006–2008)
  • Tunisia Mohamed Ali Hami (2008–2012)
  • Tunisia Samir Landolsi (2012–2014)
  • Tunisia Mourad Bacha (2014–2016)
  • Tunisia Samir Landolsi (2016–2018)
  • Tunisia Samir Landolsi (2021–)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were named for the Friendly match against  Algeria on 25and 28 november 2021.[5]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 26 August 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mariem Ben Sassi (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 30) Turkey Çaykur Rizespor
1GK Najla Harrathi (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 20) Tunisia
1GK Soulayma Jebrani (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 24) Turkey Fatih Vatan Spor
1GK 2003 (age 17–18) France Lyon Youth

2DF 2002 (age 18–19) France Lyon Youth
2DF Chaima Abbassi (captain) (1993-06-04) 4 June 1993 (age 28) Tunisia AS Banque de l'habitat
2DF Dhikra Mahfoudh (1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 (age 29) Tunisia
2DF Samia Aouni (1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 29) Jordan Amman SC
2DF Jasmina Barhoumi (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 19) 4 Germany 1. FFC Niederkirchen
2DF Wafe Messaoud (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 27) Turkey Fatih Vatan Spor

3MF Soumaya Laamiri Tunisia AS Banque de l'habitat
3MF Ibtissem Ben Mohamed (1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 24) Tunisia AS Banque de l'habitat
3MF Yasmine Klai (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 19) 4 France Lyon Youth
3MF Rania Aouina (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 27) France Thonon Évian
3MF Ghada Ayadi (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 (age 29) Jordan Amman SC
3MF Yasmine Jemai (1999-06-12) 12 June 1999 (age 22) Turkey Fatih Vatan Spor

4FW Tunisia AS Banque de l'habitat
4FW Aya Jeddi (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 22) Tunisia
4FW Imen Mchara (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 26) Tunisia
4FW Sabrine Ellouzi (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 (age 24) Netherlands Excelsior
4FW Meriem Houij (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 27) Turkey Ataşehir Belediyespor
4FW Ella Kaabachi (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992 (age 29) France Soyaux

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up



DF Tunisia v.  United Arab Emirates, 6 October 2021
DF Tunisia v.  United Arab Emirates, 6 October 2021
DF Sana Yaakoubi (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 26) Tunisia AS Banque de l'habitat v.  Jordan, 13 June 2021
DF Tunisia v.  United Arab Emirates, 6 October 2021

MF Soumaya Laamiri Tunisia AS Banque de l'habitat v.  United Arab Emirates, 6 October 2021
MF Chaima Ben Mohamed (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 24) Tunisia AS Banque de l'habitat v.  Jordan, 13 June 2021
MF (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 23) Tunisia AS Banque de l'habitat 2021 Arab Women's Cup
MF (1991-05-18) 18 May 1991 (age 30) 4 France 2021 Arab Women's Cup
MF Chirine Lamti (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 27) Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2022 AFWCON qualification First round
MF Sabrine Mamay (1991-02-17) 17 February 1991 (age 30) United Arab Emirates 2022 AFWCON qualification First round
MF Imen Troudi (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 32) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 2022 AFWCON qualification First round

FW Hanna Hamdi (1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 26) Germany Borussia Bocholt 2021 Arab Women's Cup
FW Ahlem Hattab (2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 17) Tunisia v.  United Arab Emirates, 6 October 2021
FW Lina Chebil (2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 16) Tunisia v.  United Arab Emirates, 6 October 2021
FW Chaima Khammar (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 22) 2 United States UMass Lowell River Hawks 2022 AFWCON qualification First round
FW Leïla Maknoun (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 29) France 2022 AFWCON qualification First round

2000 (age 20–21) Tunisia AS Banque de l'habitat v.  United Arab Emirates, 6 October 2021
Tunisia AS Banque de l'habitat v.  United Arab Emirates, 6 October 2021
Tunisia v.  United Arab Emirates, 6 October 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.

Records[]

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 23 July 2021.

Competitive record[]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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

Worldwide[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref
China 1991 Did Not Enter Did Not Enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011 Did Not Qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2 !
Canada 2015 4 1 1 2 8 7 !
France 2019 Did Not Enter Did Not Enter
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 To Be Determined - - - - - - - 2 2 0 0 7 2 -
Total 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 2 3 16 11
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref
United States 1996 Did Not Enter Did Not Enter
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Did Not Qualify 4 1 0 3 4 2
Brazil 2016 2 0 0 2 0 6
Japan 2021 Did Not Enter Did Not Enter
Total 0/6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 5 4 8
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Continental[]

Africa Women Cup of Nations[]

Africa Women Cup of Nations record Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref
1991 Did not enter Did not enter
1995
Nigeria 1998
South Africa 2000
Nigeria 2002
South Africa 2004
Nigeria 2006
Equatorial Guinea 2008 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 5 4 3 1 0 8 1
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2
Equatorial Guinea 2012 2 0 0 2 2 2
Namibia 2014 4 2 0 2 8 7
Cameroon 2016 4 1 1 2 3 6
Ghana 2018 Did not enter Did not enter
2020 Did not enter; tournament was later cancelled Did not enter; tournament was later cancelled
Morocco 2022 TBD; 2 2 0 0 7 2
Total - 1/15 3 0 1 2 3 5 - 18 8 3 5 22 20
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**

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African Games[]

African Games record African Games Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref
Nigeria 2003 Did not enter There is no qualification
Algeria 2007 Did not enter
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019 There is no qualification
Ghana To be determined
Total - 0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Tournament open to the national U-20 teams

Regional[]

Honours[]

Regional[]

UNAF Women's Tournament
Arab Women's Championship
  • 3rd Place (1): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2006
  • Runners-up (1): 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2021
Menton Tournament
  • Champions (3): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2010, 2013, 2014
  • Runners-up (1): 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2009

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations[]

The list shown below shows the Tunisia national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of 28 november 2021 after match against  Algeria.

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Against Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Algeria 19 5 4 10 25 35 -10 CAF
 Zimbabwe 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 CAF
  Switzerland 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 UEFA
 France 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 UEFA
 Ivory Coast 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 CAF
 Burkina Faso 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 CAF
 Mali 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 CAF
 Egypt 12 8 2 2 31 12 +19 CAF
 Sudan 1 1 0 0 12 1 +11 CAF
 Ghana 3 0 0 3 9 3 -6 CAF
 Jordan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 AFC
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 AFC
 India 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 AFC
 Mauritania 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 CAF
 Morocco 7 1 1 5 10 11 −1 CAF
 Nigeria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CAF
 Palestine 2 2 0 0 12 4 +8 AFC
 South Africa 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 CAF
 Syria 1 1 0 0 10 0 +10 AFC
 Tanzania 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CAF
 Lebanon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 AFC
Total 66 26 11 29 131 86 +45

Record per opponent[]

*As of 28 November 2021 after match against  Algeria.

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Sudan's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W% Confederation
 Algeria 19 5 4 10 25 35 -10 26.31 CAF
 Zimbabwe 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 CAF
  Switzerland 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 UEFA
 France 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 UEFA
 Ivory Coast 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 0 CAF
 Burkina Faso 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 50.00 CAF
 Mali 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 50.00 CAF
 Egypt 12 8 2 2 31 12 +19 66.66 CAF
 Sudan 1 1 0 0 12 0 +12 100 CAF
 Ghana 3 0 0 3 3 9 -6 0 CAF
 Jordan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 66.66 AFC
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100 AFC
 India 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100 AFC
 Mauritania 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100 CAF
 Morocco 7 1 1 6 10 11 -1 14.28 CAF
 Nigeria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CAF
 Palestine 2 2 0 0 12 4 +8 100 AFC
 South Africa 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 66.66 CAF
 Syria 1 1 0 0 10 0 +10 100 AFC
 Tanzania 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 CAF
 Lebanon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 AFC
Total 66 26 11 29 131 86 +46 39.39

FIFA rankings[]

The Tunisian women's national team has always been one of the best African teams,

Rankings by year[]

Below is a chart of Tunisia FIFA ranking from 2008 till now.

Tunisia's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Statistics Best Worst
Games Wins Draws Loses Rank Move Rank Move
78 2020 6 1 2 3 74 Increase 4 (December) 78 Steady 0 (March)
NR 2019
NR 2018
67 2017 ? ? ? ? 67 Steady0 (March) 72 Decrease 5 (June)
71 2016 4 1 1 2 68 Increase 3 (December) 71 Steady0 (March)
81 2015 5 2 1 2 81 Steady0(March) 82 Decrease 1 (July)
71 2014 4 1 1 2 71 Steady 0 (March) 79 Decrease 8 (December)
72 2013 ? ? ? ? 71 Increase 1 (June) 72 Steady0 (March)
77 2012 2 0 0 2 72 Increase 5 (December) 77 Steady 0 (March)
76 2011 6 1 0 5 74 Increase 2(September) 78 Decrease 4 (December)
73 2010 3 1 1 1 73 Steady0 (March) 82 Decrease 9(November)
72 2009 4 2 0 2 70 Increase 2 (June) 72 Steady0 (March)
78 2008 8 2 2 4 75 Increase 3 (June) 78 Steady0 (March)
91 2007 6 3 0 3 89 Increase 3 (December) 92 Decrease 1 (June)
86 2006 5 3 0 2 86 Steady0 (March) 90 Decrease 4 (December)

See also[]

References[]

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