Club Africain (basketball)

Club Africain (Arabic: النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Tunis. The club competes in the Championnat National A.

Club Africain
Club Africain logo
NicknameAl Ifriki
El Ghalia
El Club Lefriki
LeaguesChampionnat National A
Founded1956 (1956)
HistoryClub Africain
1956–present
ArenaSalle Chérif-Bellamine
Capacity2,500
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentMarouane Hammami
Head coachSafouane Ferjani
Championships4 Tunisian Leagues
6 Tunisian Cups
3 Tunisian Supercups
Active departments of Club Africain
Football Basketball Handball
Handball Volleyball Volleyball

The team has won the national championship four times, the last time being in 2016.[1] Notable players of the team include senior men's Tunisian national basketball team members Mourad El Mabrouk, Marouan Kechrid, Marouen Lahmar, and Naim Dhifallah.

History

The basketball section of Club Africain was established in 1956. The team entered the first-level Championnat National A in the 1979–80 season. Three years later, in 1982, the club won its first trophy when it captured the Tunisian Cup. Rival ES Radès was defeated in the final with a score of 86–71.

In 1999, a second Tunisian Cup was won after US Monastir was narrowly edged in the final, 72–69. Two years later, the third Cup was captured after beating Monastir again.

In 2004, Club Africain won its first Championnat National A championship, after defeating JS Kairouan in the final, 88–87. Naim Dhifallah scored a buzzer-beater with 0.9 seconds on the clock to bring the team its first national title.

Four years later, in 2008, Club Africain made its debut at the international stage when it played in the Zone 4 qualifiers for the 2008 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. In 2014, the team hosted the FIBA Africa Champions Cup and eventually captured the third place in the tournament.

Honours

Players

Current roster

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Club Africain roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 4 Tunisia Bhouri, Eskander 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-07-12)12 July 1997
G/F 6 Tunisia Ben Maati, Seif 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1994-03-17)17 March 1994
G/F 7 Tunisia Romdhane, Youssef 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-03-27)27 March 1997
PF/C 8 Tunisia Zahi, Hichem (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 42 – (1981-10-05)5 October 1981
PF 9 Tunisia Mili, Aziz 201 m (659 ft 5 in) 23 – (2000-08-15)15 August 2000
SG 11 Tunisia Trabelsi, Aymen 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 36 – (1987-01-06)6 January 1987
PG 12 Tunisia Oueslati, Mahid 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 31 – (1992-02-12)12 February 1992
C 21 Tunisia Selmi, Mohamed 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 25 – (1998-03-31)31 March 1998
SG 23 Tunisia Chouaya, Lassaad 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1989-08-22)22 August 1989
PG 25 Tunisia Guizani, Amenallah 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2000-07-14)14 July 2000
C 99 Tunisia Ochi, Fares 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (1999-02-08)8 February 1999
C United States Watkins, Brandon 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1995-01-18)18 January 1995
Head coach
  • Tunisia Safouane Ferjani
Assistant coach(es)
  • Tunisia Mohamed Ismail Basbas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 10, 2021

Coaches
Nat. Name Years
TunisiaMonoom Aoun2003–2006
TunisiaSami Hussaini2006–2007
TunisiaMonoom Aoun2007–2008, 2011–2012
SerbiaBranislav Jenc2012
Bosnia and HerzegovinaDragan Petričević2012–2013
TunisiaMonoom Aoun2013–2015
SerbiaPredrag Badnjarević2015–2016
PortugalMário Palma2015–2016
Portugal Vasco Curado 2016–2017
Tunisia Zouhaier Ayachi 2017–2018
Tunisia Racem Marzouki 2018–2018
Tunisia Nidhal Ben Abdelkrim 2018–2019
PortugalMário Palma2019–

See also

References
  1. "Club Africain Tunis". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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