Tunisia women's national volleyball team

The Tunisian women's national volleyball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة الطائرة للسيدات), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), represents Tunisia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.

Tunisia
Nickname(s)نسور قرطاج
Aigles de Carthage
(Eagles of Carthage)
AssociationTunisian Volleyball Federation
ConfederationCAVB
Head coach Luca Pieragnoli
FIVB ranking72 (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
AppearancesNone
World Championship
Appearances3 (First in 1978)
Best result16th place (1986)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1985)
Best result8th place (1985)
African Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1976)
Best resultChampions Gold (3) (1985, 1987, 1999)
www.ftvb.org
Honours
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
African Championship 3 2 3
Arab Championship 2 0 0
Pan Arab Games 0 4 0
Total 5 6 3
Tunisia women's national volleyball team
Medal record
African Championship
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tunis Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Rabat Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lagos Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Cairo Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Batna Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Nairobi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nairobi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Nairobi Team
Arab Championship
Gold medal – first place 1980 Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Team
Pan Arab Games
Silver medal – second place 1985 Rabat Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Damascus Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Amman Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Algiers Team

The team lastly qualified for the 2021 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship.[1]

Results edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Olympic Games edit

Tunisia in the Olympic Games record
Year Rank GP W L SW SL
  1964 did not compete
  1968
  1972
  1976
  1980
  1984
  1988
  1992
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020
Total 0 0 0 0 0

World Championship edit

Tunisia in the FIVB World Championships record
Year Round Position GP W L SW SL
  1952 did not compete
  1956
  1960
  1962
  1967
  1970
  1974
  1978 Group stages 23rd Place 8 0 8 0 24
  1982 did not compete
  1986 Group stages 16th Place 6 0 6 0 18
  1990 did not compete
  1994
  1998
  2002
  2006
  2010
  2014 Group stages 21st Place 5 0 5 1 14
  2018 did not compete
   2022
Total 0 Titles 3/19 11 0 19 1 56

World Cup edit

Tunisia in the FIVB World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L SW SL
  1973 did not compete
  1977
  1981
  1985 Round Robin 8th Place 7 0 7 0 21
  1989 did not compete
  1991
  1995
  1999 Round Robin 12th Place 11 0 11 0 33
  2003 did not compete
  2007
  2011
  2015
  2019
Total 0 Titles 2/13 18 0 18 0 54

African Volleyball Championship edit

Tunisia in the Women's African Volleyball Championship
Year Round Position GP W L SW SL
  1976 2nd place   ? ? ? ? ?
  1985 Champions   ? ? ? ? ?
  1987 Champions   ? ? ? ? ?
  1989 did not compete
  1991 5th place ? ? ? ? ?
  1993 6th place ? ? ? ? ?
  1995 3rd place   ? ? ? ? ?
  1997 did not compete
  1999 Champions   3 3 0 9 2
  2001 did not compete
  2003 5th place 4 2 2 6 6
  2005 4th place 5 2 3 12 11
  2007 3rd place   6 5 1 16 6
  2009 2nd place   5 4 1 12 3
  2011 6th place 6 3 3 15 9
  2013 3rd place   5 3 2 11 9
  2015 5th place 5 3 2 13 8
  2017 5th place 6 4 2 13 8
  2019 did not compete
  2021 5th place 4 2 2 6 6
  2023 did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic in team
Total * 16/21 3 titles

Arab Championship edit

Tunisia in the Women's Arab Championship record
Year Round Position GP W L SW SL
1980 Champions   ? ? ? ? ?
1989 Champions   ? ? ? ? ?
Total 2/? 2 titles ? ? ? ? ?

Mediterranean Games edit

Tunisia in the Mediterranean Games
Year Round Position GP W L SW SL
  1975 did not compete
  1979
  1983
  1987
  1991
  1993
  1997
  2001 Group Stages 8th
  2005 did not compete
  2009
  2013
  2018
  2022 Quarter-finals 8th 6 1 5 5 15
Total 2/13
* Since 2001.

All-Africa Games edit

Tunisia in the African Games record
Year Round Position GP W L SW SL
  1978 4th ? ? ? ? ? ?
  1987 did not compete
  1991
  1995
  1999
  2003
  2007 5th ? ? ? ? ? ?
  2011 did not compete
  2015
  2019
  2023 future event
Total 2/10 0 title

Pan Arab Games edit

Tunisia in the Pan Arab Games
Year Round Position GP W L SW SL
  1985 2nd   ? ? ? ? ?
  1992 2nd   ? ? ? ? ?
  1997 did not compete
  1999 2nd   ? ? ? ? ?
  2004 canceled
  2007
  2011 did not compete
  2023 2nd   ? ? ? ? ?
Total 4/6 0 title

Current squad edit

The following is the Tunisian roster in the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Head coach:   Mohamed Messelmani

No. Name Date of birth Height Position 2021–22 club
2 Mouna Hamouda (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 (aged 26) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Libero   Club Féminine de Carthage
3 Dhouha Engazou (2003-12-11)11 December 2003 (aged 18) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Outside spiker
4 Chourouk Galai (1997-09-26)26 September 1997 (aged 24) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Middle blocker
7 Rahma Agrebi (1990-11-02)2 November 1990 (aged 31) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Opposite hitter   Club Féminine de Carthage
8 Abir Othmani (1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 31) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Middle blocker   Club Féminine de Carthage
10 Eya Ismail (2001-05-13)13 May 2001 (aged 21) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Opposite hitter   CS Sfaxien
12 Ameni Ghizaoui (2002-03-30)30 March 2002 (aged 20) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Outside spiker
13 Sirine Bouraoui (1998-10-12)12 October 1998 (aged 23) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Outside spiker   Club Féminine de Carthage
14 Hiba Fatnassi (2003-07-01)1 July 2003 (aged 18) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Setter
15 Nihel Kebaier (1993-08-08)8 August 1993 (aged 28) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Setter   Club Féminine de Carthage
17 Sahar Jenhani (2005-08-01)1 August 2005 (aged 16) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Middle blocker
20 Nesrine Abda (2004-07-20)20 July 2004 (aged 17) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Opposite hitter

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Rwanda Kicks Off Quest for Africa Women's Volleyball Championship Against Morocco". Damas Sikubwabo (AllAfrica). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

External links edit