Tunisia men's national handball team
| Tunisia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | |||
| Nickname | نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage) | ||
| Association | Tunisian Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Mohamed Ali Sghir | ||
| Assistant coach | Wissem Hmam Mohamed Riadh Sanaa | ||
| Most caps | Issam Tej (316) | ||
| Most goals | Oussama Boughanmi (865) | ||
| Colours | |||
| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1972) | ||
| Best result | 8th (2012) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 17 (First in 1967) | ||
| Best result | 4th (2005) | ||
| African Championship | |||
| Appearances | 26 (First in 1974) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1974, 1976, 1979, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
The Tunisia men's national handball team, (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة اليد), nicknamed Eagles of Carthage, is the national hanhandball team of Tunisia. It is controlled by the Tunisian Handball Federation (THF) and takes part in international handball competitions. The Tunisian Handball League was created in 1953. In 1957, the Tunisian Handball Federation was founded and then admitted to the International Handball Federation in 1962.
The Tunisian national team participates in several world championships. In 2005 World Championship, Tunisia finished fourth, becoming the second non-European team to reach the semi-finals of the world championship after Egypt, which reached the semi-finals in 2001. The Tunisian team won the African Championship for a record ten titles (1974, 1976, 1979, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018). Egypt and Algeria are Tunisia's main rivals on the African continent.
The national team is mainly and generally composed of players from Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Club Africain and Étoile Sportive du Sahel, these teams being the traditional locomotives of the national handball scene, as well as players playing in Europe, mainly in France.