Club Africain (basketball)

Club Africain
Club Africain logo
NicknameAl Ifriki
El Ghalia
El Club Lefriki
LeaguesChampionnat Pro A
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
HistoryClub Africain
1956–present
ArenaSalle Chérif-Bellamine
Capacity2,500
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentMarouane Hammami
Head coachAndreas Wagner
Championships4 Tunisian Leagues
7 Tunisian Cups
4 Tunisian Supercups

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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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
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 3 Tunisia Romdhane, Youssef 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-03-27)27 March 1997
SG 4 Tunisia Bhouri, Eskander 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-07-12)12 July 1997
SF 6 Tunisia Ben Maati, Seif 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1994-03-17)17 March 1994
SG 7 Tunisia El Mabrouk, Mourad 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986
PF 8 Tunisia Zahi, Hichem (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 43 – (1981-10-05)5 October 1981
SF 9 Tunisia Mili, Aziz 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-08-15)15 August 2000
PG 11 Tunisia Trabelsi, Aymen 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 37 – (1987-01-06)6 January 1987
PG 12 Tunisia Oueslati, Mahid 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 32 – (1992-02-12)12 February 1992
C 21 Tunisia Selmi, Mohamed 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 26 – (1998-03-31)31 March 1998
SG 23 Tunisia Chouaya, Lassaad 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-08-22)22 August 1989
PG 25 Tunisia Guizani, Amenallah 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-07-14)14 July 2000
F/C 31 Tunisia Saada, Haithem 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-02-03)3 February 1995
C 99 Tunisia Ochi, Fares 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 25 – (1999-02-08)8 February 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: November 1, 2023

Coaches

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Nat. Name Years
Tunisia Monoom Aoun 2003–2006
Tunisia Sami Hussaini 2006–2007
Tunisia Monoom Aoun 2007–2008, 2011–2012
Serbia Branislav Jenc 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Petričević 2012–2013
Tunisia Monoom Aoun 2013–2015
Serbia Predrag Badnjarević 2015–2016
Portugal Mário Palma 2015–2016
Portugal Vasco Curado 2016–2017
Tunisia Zouhaier Ayachi 2017–2018
Tunisia Racem Marzouki 2018–2018
Tunisia Nidhal Ben Abdelkrim 2018–2019
Portugal Mário Palma 2019–

See also

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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.
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