Club Africain (basketball)

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Basketball team in Tunis, Tunisia

Club Africain

Nickname| Al Ifriki
El Ghalia
El Club Lefriki
Leagues| Championnat Pro A
Founded| 1956; 68 years ago (1956)
History| Club Africain
1956–present
Arena| Salle Chérif-Bellamine
Capacity| 2,500
Location| Tunis, Tunisia
Team colors| Red and White

President| Marouane Hammami
Head coach| Andreas Wagner
Championships| 4 Tunisian Leagues
7 Tunisian Cups
4 Tunisian Supercups

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Club Africain (Arabic: النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Tunis. The club competes in the Championnat Pro A, the top tier of professional basketball in Tunisia. 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

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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.

On March 10, 2024, the Club Africain won the Super Cup of Tunisia 2023 final for the fourth time against the Union Sportive Monastirienne (68-48[2]) at the Radès Sports Hall.

## Honours

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* Tunisian League (4): 2003–04, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
* Tunisian Cup (7) : 1981–82, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2023–24
* Tunisian super Cup (4) : 2002–03, 2003–04, 2013–14, 2022-23, 2023-2024
* Tunisian Federation Cup (4) : 1995, 1998, 2017, 2018

## Players

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Main category: Club Africain basketball players

### Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Club Africain roster

Players | Coaches
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SG | 3 |  | Romdhane, Youssef | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  27 – (1997-03-27)27 March 1997  |
SG | 4 |  | Bhouri, Eskander | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  27 – (1997-07-12)12 July 1997  |
SF | 6 |  | Ben Maati, Seif | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  30 – (1994-03-17)17 March 1994  |
SG | 7 |  | El Mabrouk, Mourad | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  38 – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986  |
PF | 8 |  | Zahi, Hichem (C) | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  43 – (1981-10-05)5 October 1981  |
SF | 9 |  | Mili, Aziz | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  24 – (2000-08-15)15 August 2000  |
PG | 11 |  | Trabelsi, Aymen | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  37 – (1987-01-06)6 January 1987  |
PG | 12 |  | Oueslati, Mahid | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)  |  |  32 – (1992-02-12)12 February 1992  |
C | 21 |  | Selmi, Mohamed | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)  |  |  26 – (1998-03-31)31 March 1998  |
SG | 23 |  | Chouaya, Lassaad | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  35 – (1989-08-22)22 August 1989  |
PG | 25 |  | Guizani, Amenallah | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  24 – (2000-07-14)14 July 2000  |
F/C | 31 |  | Saada, Haithem | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  29 – (1995-02-03)3 February 1995  |
C | 99 |  | Ochi, Fares | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)  |  |  25 – (1999-02-08)8 February 1999  |

Head coach

*   * Safouane Ferjani

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Mohamed Ismail Basbas

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: November 1, 2023

## Coaches

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Nat. | Name  | Years

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| Monoom Aoun | 2003–2006
| Sami Hussaini | 2006–2007
| Monoom Aoun | 2007–2008, 2011–2012
| Branislav Jenc | 2012
| Dragan Petričević | 2012–2013
| Monoom Aoun | 2013–2015
| Predrag Badnjarević | 2015–2016
| Mário Palma | 2015–2016
| Vasco Curado  | 2016–2017
| Zouhaier Ayachi  | 2017–2018
| Racem Marzouki  | 2018–2018
| Nidhal Ben Abdelkrim  | 2018–2019
| Mário Palma | 2019–

## See also

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* Club Africain (football)
* Club Africain (handball)

## References

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1. ^ "Club Africain Tunis". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
2. ^ "Basket: Le Club africain remporte le trophée des champions". mosaiquefm.

## External links

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* AfricaBasket.com Team Page
* Club Africain on Instagram

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Club Africain

* Players
* Managers
* Presidents
* Seasons
* Africa
* Records and statistics
* Current season

Home stadium|

* Stade Hammadi Agrebi
* El Menzah Stadium
* Chedly Zouiten Stadium Old venue

Host Arenas|

* Radès Arena
* El Menzah Dome
* Chérif-Bellamine Indoor Complex

Training ground|

* Mounir-Kebaili Park

Rivalries|

* Tunis derby

Media|

* CA-TV Online

Cultures|

* Club Africain Ultras
* Club Africain Winners

Active Disciplines|

* Basketball
* Handball
* Women's handball
* Women's volleyball
* Swimming
* Water polo

Old Disciplines|

* Athletics
* Rugby Union
* Fencing
* Men's Volleyball

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