Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (The Carthage Eagles) | ||
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Association | Tunisian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
Head coach | Vacant | ||
Top scorer | Ahmed Akaichi Saad Bguir (3) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Hammadi Agrebi | ||
FIFA code | TUN | ||
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First international | |||
Tunisia 1–1 Libya (Tripoli, Libya; 30 March 2008) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Niger 0–5 Tunisia (Kigali, Rwanda; 26 January 2016) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Mali 2–1 Tunisia (Kigali, Rwanda; 31 January 2016) | |||
African Nations Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Champions (2011) |
The Tunisia A' national football team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة القدم للمحليين), is the local national team that has represented Tunisia in football, since it played its first match on 30 March 2008 against Libya, which ended in a 1–1 draw.
It is a member team of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (Continental) supervised by the Tunisian Football Federation, which was established on 29 March 1957, after Tunisia's independence from France on 20 March 1956.
The Tunisian national team is nicknamed the Carthage Eagles. The team's colors are red and white similar to the colors of the flag. Tunisia, and its symbol is the merciful punishment.[citation needed]
The Tunisian national football team is only open to Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players. The team won the African Nations Championship in the 2011 edition, which was held in Sudan.[1] FIFA counts its matches as international A matches and does not distinguish the first team from the A' team.