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Tunisia men's national volleyball team

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Tunisian volleyball team competing in the 2012 Olympic qualifiers against Egypt.

The Tunisia men's national volleyball team, nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), represents Tunisia in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. Known for their strong performances, the team has won a medal in almost every continental championship they entered since 1967, missing out only in 2009 and 2023.

Tunisia has won the African Championship eleven times, showing their skill and determination over the years. The team has also taken part in the Olympics seven times, with their best finish being ninth place at the Los Angeles games in 1984. Their journey and success make them a proud part of Tunisia's sports history. For information about the women's team, see Tunisia women's national volleyball team.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World League

Challenger Cup

African Championship

Arab Championship

Mediterranean Games

All-Africa Games

Pan Arab Games

Afro-Arab Volleyball Friendship Cup

Maghreb Volleyball Championship

Others

  • 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
Olympic Games record
YearRoundRankGPMWMLSWSL
Japan 1964Did not qualify
Mexico 1968Withdrew
West Germany 1972Preliminary round12th606118
Canada 1976Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980Withdrew
United States 1984Preliminary round9th514314
South Korea 1988Preliminary round12th707021
Spain 1992Did not qualify
United States 1996Preliminary round11th505115
Australia 2000Did not qualify
Greece 2004Preliminary round11th505415
China 2008Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012Preliminary round11th505115
Brazil 2016Did not qualify
Japan 2020Preliminary round11th505315
France 2024Did not qualify
United States 2028To be determined
Australia 2032
TotalPreliminary round7/173813713113
FIVB World Championships record
YearRoundRankGPMWMLSWSL
Czechoslovakia 1949Did not enter
Soviet Union 1952
France 1956
Brazil 1960
Soviet Union 1962Withdrew413312
Czechoslovakia 1966Did not enter
Bulgaria 1970Group stages22nd11381128
Mexico 1974Group stages18th11381228
Italy 1978Group stages24th909027
Argentina 1982Group stages21st9361120
France 1986Did not qualify
Brazil 1990
Greece 1994
Japan 1998
Argentina 2002Group stages19th30329
Japan 2006Second round15th9361522
Italy 2010Group stages19th30319
Poland 2014Group stages21st505415
Italy Bulgaria 2018Group stages23rd505215
Poland Slovenia 2022Round of 1616th41339
Philippines 2025Round of 1612th42276
Poland 2027to be determined
Qatar 2029
Total12/2277166171200
World Cup record
YearRoundRankGPMWMLSWSL
Japan 1965Did not qualify
East Germany 196911th606018
Japan 1977Did not qualify
Japan 19818th707121
Japan 1985Did not qualify
Japan 1989
Japan 19918th8441316
Japan 199512th11011233
Japan 199912th11011533
Japan 200311th1129930
Japan 200712th111101232
Japan 2011Did not qualify
Japan 201512th11011533
Japan 201912th11110631
Total10/158588655242
World League record
YearRoundRankGPMWMLSWSL
Japan 19901990 to 2013 Did not participate
Argentina 2013
Italy 2014G3 GS27th615617
Brazil 2015G3 GS30th615516
Poland 2016G3 GS33rd6331013
Brazil 2017G3 GS30th6421512
Total4/28249153658
FIVB Challenger Cup record
YearRoundRankGPMWMLSWSL
Portugal 2018Did not enter
Slovenia 2019
Portugal 2020Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Portugal 2021
South Korea 2022Quarter-finals6th10113
Qatar 2023Quarter-finals8th10103
China 2024Did not qualify
TotalQuarter-finals2/520216
African Volleyball Championship record
YearRoundRankGPMWMLSWSL
Tunisia 1967Champions1st330150
Egypt 1971Champions1st550153
Tunisia 1976Runners-up2nd541134
Libya 1979Champions1st330150
Egypt 1983Runners-up2nd651166
Tunisia 1987Champions1st550152
Ivory Coast 1989Did not compete
Egypt 1991Third place3rd532136
Algeria 1993Runners-up2nd541125
Tunisia 1995Champions1st550152
Nigeria 1997Champions1st550152
Egypt 1999Champions1st440122
Nigeria 2001Did not compete
Egypt 2003Champions1st541134
Egypt 2005Runners-up2nd651166
South Africa 2007Runners-up2nd651173
Morocco 2009Group stages5th642137
Morocco 2011Third place3rd532117
Tunisia 2013Runners-up2nd541138
Egypt 2015Runners-up2nd642149
Egypt 2017Champions1st660184
Tunisia 2019Champions1st660183
Rwanda 2021Champions1st660182
Egypt 2023Quarter-finals5th761193
Total11 Titles22/24114981632688
Arab Championship record
YearRoundRankGPMWMLSWSL
Kuwait 1977Did not compete
Syria 1980Champions1st
Tunisia 1984Champions1st
Jordan 1986Did not compete
Saudi Arabia 1988Champions1st
Syria 1992Did not compete
Bahrain 1994Third place3rd
Egypt 1996Champions1st
Bahrain 1998Runners-up2nd
Jordan 2000Champions1st
Jordan 2002Champions1st
Bahrain 2006Champions1st651168
Bahrain 2008Runners-up2nd541145
Bahrain 2012Champions1st550152
Kuwait 2014Did not compete
Egypt 2016
Egypt 2018
Bahrain 2024Third place3rd
Total7 titles12/17
Mediterranean Games record
YearRoundRankGPMWMLSWSL
Lebanon 1959Did not compete
Italy 1963
Tunisia 1967
Turkey 1971Semi-finals4th
Algeria 1975Did not compete
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979
Morocco 1983
Syria 1987Group stages5th
Greece 1991Did not compete
France 1993
Italy 1997
Tunisia 2001Runners-up2nd541134
Spain 2005Semi-finals4th53298
Italy 2009Semi-finals4th6331110
Turkey 2013Runners-up2nd532118
Spain 2018Quarter-finals6th623910
Algeria 2022Quarter-finals6th532109
Italy 2026Future event
TotalRunners-up8/173218136349
African Games record
YearRoundRankGPMWMLSWSL
Republic of the Congo 1965Runners-up2nd
Mali 1969Disrupted by military coup
Nigeria 1973Runners-up2nd
Algeria 1978Champions1st
Kenya 1987Did not compete
Egypt 1991Third place3rd
Zimbabwe 1995Did not compete
South Africa 1999
Nigeria 2003
Algeria 2007Runners-up2nd752178
Mozambique 2011Did not compete
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019
Ghana 2023Future event
Total1 Title5/11
Pan Arab Games record
YearRoundRank
Lebanon 1957Champions1st
Morocco 1961Cancelled
United Arab Republic 1965Did not compete
Syria 1976Cancelled
Morocco 1985Champions1st
Syria 1992Did not compete
Lebanon 1997
Jordan 1999Champions1st
Algeria 2004Third place3rd
Egypt 2007Group stages5th
Qatar 2011Did not compete
Algeria 2023
Total3 titles5/10
Afro-Arab Volleyball Friendship Cup record
YearRoundRank
Kuwait 1981Champions1st
Total1 title1/1
Maghreb Volleyball Championship record
YearRoundRank
Tunisia 1967Champions1st
Tunisia 1968Champions1st
Algeria 1969Champions1st
Morocco 1970Champions1st
Tunisia 1971Champions1st
Morocco 1972Champions1st
Algeria 1973Champions1st
Total7 titles7/7

Current roster

This is the list of players on the Tunisia men's national volleyball team for the 2022 World Championship. The team's head coach is Antonio Giacobbe from Italy.

All Time Head coaches

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2022–23 club
2Ahmed Kadhi19 April 19891.99 m (6 ft 6 in)99 kg (218 lb)345 cm (136 in)318 cm (125 in)Tunisia ES Tunis
3Khaled Ben Slimene (C)14 December 19941.93 m (6 ft 4 in)78 kg (172 lb)290 cm (110 in)285 cm (112 in)Tunisia ES Tunis
6Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi12 May 19911.88 m (6 ft 2 in)73 kg (161 lb)315 cm (124 in)289 cm (114 in)Tunisia ES Tunis
7Elyes Karamosli22 August 19891.98 m (6 ft 6 in)99 kg (218 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in)Tunisia ES Tunis
8Yassine Abdelhedi28 October 19992.06 m (6 ft 9 in)83 kg (183 lb)352 cm (139 in)335 cm (132 in)Kuwait Sahel Koweit
9Omar Agrebi26 August 19922.05 m (6 ft 9 in)82 kg (181 lb)325 cm (128 in)310 cm (120 in)Tunisia CS Sfaxien
10Hamza Nagga29 May 19901.91 m (6 ft 3 in)84 kg (185 lb)335 cm (132 in)311 cm (122 in)Tunisia ES Sahel
12Rami Bennour23 December 19911.86 m (6 ft 1 in)79 kg (174 lb)311 cm (122 in)280 cm (110 in)Tunisia CS Sfaxien
13Selim Mbareki6 March 19961.98 m (6 ft 6 in)79 kg (174 lb)320 cm (130 in)305 cm (120 in)Tunisia ES Tunis
16Mahdi Ben Tahar17 September 20042.04 m (6 ft 8 in)90 kg (200 lb)345 cm (136 in)315 cm (124 in)Tunisia CS Sfaxien
18Ali Bongui14 August 19961.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb)225 cm (89 in)325 cm (128 in)Tunisia CS Sfaxien
19Aymen Bouguerra1 November 20011.88 m (6 ft 2 in)70 kg (150 lb)325 cm (128 in)350 cm (140 in)France Narbonne Volley
20Saddem Hmissi16 February 19911.86 m (6 ft 1 in)75 kg (165 lb)312 cm (123 in)285 cm (112 in)Tunisia ES Tunis
21Taieb Korbosli5 June 19931.88 cm (1 in)75 kg (165 lb)280 cm (110 in)270 cm (110 in)Tunisia ES Tunis

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