Tunisia women's national basketball team

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: الجامعة التونسية لكرة السلة)

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Tunisia men's national basketball team.
Tunisia
FIBA ranking96 Steady (21 August 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1956
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFTBB
CoachRicardo González Dávila
Nickname(s)The Eagles of Carthage
( نسور قرطاج )
World Cup
Appearances1
AfroBasket
Appearances12
MedalsSilver Silver (1974, 2000)
African Games
Appearances2
Pan Arab Games
Appearances4
MedalsGold Gold (1999)
Silver Silver (1992, 1997, 2004)
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

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 200216th2002 FIBA World Championshipin 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 ChampionshipConakry, Guinea
Egypt 1968–1968 FIBA Africa ChampionshipCairo, United Arab Republic
Togo 1970–1970 FIBA Africa ChampionshipTogoLome, Togo
Tunisia 1974Silver1974 FIBA Africa ChampionshipTunis, Tunisia
Senegal 197751977 FIBA Africa ChampionshipDakar, Senegal
Somalia 1979–1979 FIBA Africa ChampionshipMogadishu, Somalia
Senegal 198161981 FIBA Africa ChampionshipDakar, Senegal
Angola 1983–1983 FIBA Africa ChampionshipLuanda, Angola
Senegal 1984–1984 FIBA Africa ChampionshipDakar, Senegal
Mozambique 1986–1986 FIBA Africa ChampionshipMaputo, Mozambique
Tunisia 199041990 FIBA Africa ChampionshipTunis, Tunisia
Senegal 1993–1993 FIBA Africa ChampionshipDakar, Senegal
South Africa 1994–1994 FIBA Africa ChampionshipJohannesburg, South Africa
Kenya 1997–1997 FIBA Africa ChampionshipNairobi, Kenya
Tunisia 2000Silver2000 FIBA Africa ChampionshipTunis, Tunisia
Mozambique 200362003 FIBA Africa ChampionshipMaputo, Mozambique
Nigeria 2005–2005 FIBA Africa ChampionshipAbuja, Nigeria
Senegal 2007112007 FIBA Africa ChampionshipDakar, Senegal
Madagascar 2009102009 FIBA Africa ChampionshipAntananarivo, Madagascar
Mali 2011102011 FIBA Africa ChampionshipBamako, Mali
Mozambique 2013–2013 FIBA Africa ChampionshipMaputo, Mozambique
Cameroon 2015–2015 FIBA Africa ChampionshipYaoundé, Cameroon
Mali 2017112017 FIBA Africa ChampionshipBamako, Mali
Senegal 2019122019 FIBA Africa ChampionshipDakar, Senegal
Cameroon 2021112021 FIBA Africa ChampionshipYaoundé, Cameroon

African Games
African Games
Appearances : 2
Year Position Tournament Host
Republic of the Congo 1965–1965 African GamesBrazzaville, Congo
Nigeria 1973–1973 African GamesLagos, Nigeria
Algeria 1978–1978 African GamesAlgiers, Algeria
Egypt 1991–1991 African GamesCairo, Egypt
Zimbabwe 1995–1995 African GamesHarare, Zimbabwe
South Africa 19994th1999 African GamesJohannesburg, South Africa
Nigeria 2003–2003 African GamesAbuja, Nigeria
Algeria 20077th2007 African GamesAlgiers, Algeria
Mozambique 2011–2011 African GamesMaputo, Mozambique
Republic of the Congo 2015–2015 African GamesBrazzaville, Congo

Arab Championship
Arab Championship
Appearances : 7
Year Position Tournament Host
Syria 19891st place, gold medalist(s)1989 Arab ChampionshipDamascus, Syria
Syria 19922nd place, silver medalist(s)1992 Arab ChampionshipDamascus, Syria
Egypt 19942nd place, silver medalist(s)1994 Arab ChampionshipCairo, Egypt
Lebanon 19972nd place, silver medalist(s)1997 Arab ChampionshipBeyrouth, Lebanon
Jordan 19991st place, gold medalist(s)1999 Arab ChampionshipAmman, Jordan
Jordan 20032nd place, silver medalist(s)2003 Arab ChampionshipAmman, Jordan
Egypt 20172nd place, silver medalist(s)2017 Arab ChampionshipCairo, Egypt

Pan Arab Games
Pan Arab Games
Appearances : 4
Year Position Tournament Host
Morocco 1985–1985 Pan Arab GamesRabat, Morocco
Syria 19922nd place, silver medalist(s)1992 Pan Arab GamesDamascus, Syria
Lebanon 19972nd place, silver medalist(s)1997 Pan Arab GamesBeirut, Lebanon
Jordan 19991st place, gold medalist(s)1999 Pan Arab GamesAmman, Jordan
Algeria 20042nd place, silver medalist(s)2004 Pan Arab GamesAlgiers, Algeria
Egypt 2007Not held women's tournament2007 Pan Arab GamesCairo, Egypt
Qatar 2011Did not compete2011 Pan Arab GamesDoha, Qatar

Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
Tunisia 200182001 Mediterranean GamesTunis, Tunisia

Jeux de la Francophonie
Jeux de la Francophonie
Appearances :
Year Position Tournament Host
Niger 20053rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jeux de la Francophonie 2005Niamey, Niger
Lebanon 20093rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jeux de la Francophonie 2009Beirut, Lebanon

Current roster

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

Tunisia women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PF 00 Rabeb Rebai 25 – (1996-04-19)19 April 1996 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Espoir Cap Bon Tunisia
SF 3 Nadia Hamzaoui 23 – (1997-11-27)27 November 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ezzahra Sports Tunisia
C 4 Rabeb Abidi 20 – (2001-08-10)10 August 2001 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) CS Sfaxien Tunisia
SG 6 Marwa Shili 21 – (1999-12-14)14 December 1999 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Étoile du Sahel Tunisia
PF 7 Houda Hamrouni 27 – (1994-02-07)7 February 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Espoir Cap Bon Tunisia
G 8 Maroua Baccar 27 – (1994-06-12)12 June 1994 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) CS Sfaxien Tunisia
PG 11 Wafa Loubiri 26 – (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Étoile du Sahel Tunisia
PF 12 Nour Nasri 17 – (2004-02-14)14 February 2004 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Sportif de Bizerte Tunisia
G 13 Meriem Hamrouni 32 – (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Ezzahra Sports Tunisia
C 23 Rania Laouini 25 – (1996-06-03)3 June 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Club Sportif Tunisia
PF 32 Mariem Trabelsi 20 – (2001-01-11)11 January 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CS Sfaxien Tunisia
SG 93 Meriam Mallat 28 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Club Sportif 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. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  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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