Tunisian women's national handball team
Nickname (s) | The Carthage Aigles |
Association | Fédération Tunisienne de Handball |
confederacy | CAHB |
Trainer | Issam Lahyani |
Handball world championship | |
Participation | 8 of 24 (First: 1975 ) |
best result | 12. (1975) |
Handball African Championship | |
Participation | 18 (first: 1974 ) |
best result | Africa Champion (1974, 1976, 2014) |
(As of March 7, 2012) |
The Tunisian national women's handball team represents Tunisia at international matches and tournaments. After Angola , the team is one of the most successful handball teams on the African continent.
In 1974 , 1976 and 2014 it was possible to celebrate winning the African Championship , while in 1981 , 2006 , 2010 , 2012 and 2016 it was possible to reach the finals.
In 1975 the team took part in a world championship for the first time ; she achieved her best result to date with 12th place.
Participation in international tournaments
Handball world championship
- WM 1975 : 12th place
- World Cup 2001 : 19th place
- World Cup 2003 : 18th place
- World Cup 2007 : 15th place
- World Cup 2009 : 14th place
- World Cup 2011 : 18th place
- World Cup 2013 : 17th place
- World Cup 2015 : 21st place
- World Cup 2017 : 24th place
Handball African Championship
- Gold: 1974 , 1976 , 2014
- Silver: 1981 , 2006 , 2010 , 2012 , 2016
- Bronze: 2000 , 2002
- further participations: 1985 , 1987 , 2004 , 2008 (4th place each), 1983 (5th place), 1989 , 1994 (6th place each), 1994 (7th place)
Squad: World Cup 2017
Aya Ben Abdallah ( Club Africain Tunis ), Fatma Bouri (Club Africain Tunis), Senda Chekir ( Megrine Sport HBF ), Amal Hamrouni ( ASF Sfax ), Boutheïna Amiche (ASF Sfax), Echraf Abdallah (Megrine Sport HBF), Mouna Jlezi ( Club Africain Tunis), Rakia Rezgui (Club Africain Tunis), Fadia Omrani (Club Africain Tunis), Ines Jaouadi ( ASF Teboulba ), Mouna Chebbah ( Chambray Touraine Handball ), Sondes Hachana (ASF Teboulba), Ines Khouildi ( HCM Râmnicu Vâlcea ) , Oumayma Dardour (Club Africain Tunis), Manel Kouki ( Stella Sports HB ), Takoua Chabchoub ( OGC Nice )
Well-known former players
Web links
- FTHB - Fédération Tunisienne de HandBall ( French ) In: handballtunisie.org . Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- Afrikameister Frauen ( German ) In: handballdaten.de . Retrieved March 13, 2012.