Tunisian women's basketball team

Tunisia Tunisia
Association	Fédération Tunisienne de Basket-Ball
FIBA member since	1956
FIBA world rankings	23.
Trainer	-
World championships
Participation in the finals	1
Best results	16. ( 2002 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	no
Best results	not qualified
Continental championships
championship	Africa
Participation in the finals	10
Best results	2. ( 1974 , 2000 )
(As of June 2014)

The Tunisian national basketball team for women is the selection of Tunisian women basketball players that the Fédération Tunisienne de Basket-Ball represents on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. The greatest successes were the second places at the African Championships in 1974 and 2000 in their own country as well as participation in the 2002 World Cup . In 1956, the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA). In June 2014, the team was in 23rd place in theWorld ranking of women .

International competitions

Tunisia at world championships

The team was able to qualify by second place at the Africa Cup of Nations 2000 for the World Cup in 2002 , where they came in last place among 16 participants.

Tunisia at the Olympic Games

So far, the team has not been able to qualify for the Olympic basketball competitions.

Tunisia at the African Championships

The team can boast nine appearances in the African Championship so far . The national team was able to achieve second place twice.

1966 : not qualified  1968 : not qualified  1970 : not qualified  1974 : 2nd place  1977 : 5th place  1979 : not qualified  1981 : 6th place  1983 : not qualified  1984 : not qualified  1986 : not qualified  1990 : 4th place

1993 : not qualified  1994 : not qualified  1997 : not qualified  2000 : 2nd place  2003 : 6th place  2005 : not qualified  2007 : 11th place  2009 : 10th place  2011 : 10th place  2013 : not qualified  2015 : not qualified  2017 : 11th place

Tunisia at the Africa Games

The Tunisian women's national basketball team took part in the African Games competitions three times . In 1991 and 1999 the national team finished fourth, and in 2007 Tunisia finished the tournament in seventh place.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Profiles: Tunisia (TUN): Fédération Tunisienne de Basket-Ball ( English ) In: fiba.com . Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved on December 2, 2009.
2. ↑ FIBA Ranking for Women after 2013 Continental Championships ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014.
3. ↑ Women Basketball Africa Games Archive ( English ) In: todor66.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014.