Tunisia women's national handball team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Tunisia men's national handball team.
Tunisia
Information
Nicknameنسور قرطاج
(Eagles of Carthage)
AssociationTunisian Handball Federation
CoachPablo Morel
Assistant coachAhmed Ben Mahmoud
Most capsMouna Chebbah (232)
Most goalsMouna Chebbah (1009)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1975)
Best result12th (1975)
African Championship
Appearances22 (First in 1974)
Best resultChampions (1974, 1976, 2014)
Last updated on Unknown.
Tunisia women's national handball team
Medal record
African Championship
1974 Tunisia
1976 Algeria
2014 Algeria
1981 Tunisia
2006 Tunisia
2010 Egypt
2012 Morocco
2016 Angola
2000 Algeria
2002 Morocco
2021 Cameroon
2024 DR Congo
African Games
1978 Algiers Team
Pan Arab Games
1985 Rabat
1992 Damascus
1999 Amman
2011 Doha Team

The Tunisia women's national handball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة اليد للسيدات), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national handball team of Tunisia. It is governed by the Tunisian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions. They are considered one of the strongest teams in Africa, together with  Angola.

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

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

World Championship

Tunisia in the World Championship
Year Position Pld W D L GF GA +/-
Yugoslavia 1957 did not enter
Romania 1962
West Germany 1965
Netherlands 1971
Yugoslavia 1973
Soviet Union 1975 12th place
Czechoslovakia 1978 did not qualify
Hungary 1982
Netherlands 1986
South Korea 1990
Norway 1993
/ Austria / Hungary 1995
Germany 1997 did not qualify
/ Denmark / Norway 1999
Italy 2001 19th place
Croatia 2003 18th place
Russia 2005 did not qualify
France 2007 15th place
China 2009 14th place
Brazil 2011 18th place
Serbia 2013 17th place
Denmark 2015 21st place
Germany 2017 24th place
Japan 2019 did not qualify
Spain 2021 27th place
// Denmark / Norway / Sweden 2023 did not qualify
/ Germany / Netherlands 2025 20th place
Hungary 2027 to be determined
Spain 2029
/ Czech Republic/Poland 2031
Total 11/27

African Championship

Tunisia in the African Championship
Year Round Position Pld W D L
Tunisia 1974 Final Champions
Algeria 1976 Final Champions
Congo 1979 did not participate
Tunisia 1981 Final Runners Up
Egypt 1983 5th place
Angola 1985 Semi-final 4th place
Morocco 1987 Semi-final 4th place
Algeria 1989 6th place
Egypt 1991 did not qualify
Ivory Coast 1992 7th place
Tunisia 1994 6th place
Benin 1996 did not qualify
South Africa 1998
Algeria 2000 Semi-final Third place
Morocco 2002 Semi-final Third place
Egypt 2004 Semi-final 4th place
Tunisia 2006 Final Runners Up
Angola 2008 Semi-final 4th place
Egypt 2010 Final Runners Up
Morocco 2012 Final Runners Up
Algeria 2014 Final Champions
Angola 2016 Final Runners Up
Congo 2018 Quarter-final 6th place
Cameroon 2021 Semi-final Third place
Senegal 2022 Quarter-final 5th place
Kinshasa 2024 Semi-final Third place
Total 22/26

African Games

Tunisia in the African Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1978 Algiers Third Place 3rd of 6
1987 Nairobi did not participate
1991 Cairo did not participate
1995 Harare withdrew
1999 Johannesburg did not participate
2003 Abuja did not participate
2007 Algiers Five Place 5th of 8
2011 Maputo did not participate
2015 Brazzaville did not participate
2019 Rabat Five Place 5th of 10
Total 3/10 0 Titles

Mediterranean Games

Tunisia in the Mediterranean Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1979 Split did not participate
1983 Casablanca Tournament canceled
1987 Latakia did not participate
1991 Athens did not participate
1993 Languedoc-Roussillon did not participate
1997 Bari did not participate
2001 Tunis 7th of 8
2005 Almería did not participate
2009 Pescara did not participate
2013 Mersin 7th of 10
2018 Tarragona did not participate
2022 Oran 6th of 8
Total 3/11 0 Title

Pan Arab Games

Tunisia in the Pan Arab Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1985 Rabat Final Champions
1992 Damascus Final Runners-up
1997 Beirut cancelled
1999 Amman Final Runners-up
2004 Algiers Tournament canceled
2007 Cairo cancelled
2011 Doha Final Runners-up
Total 4/4 1 Title

Other records

Spain international tournament

  • Third Place:  2022

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[1]

Head coach: Pablo Morel

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Roua Bouida (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 1.70 m 7 0 ASF Sahel
2 LB Maroua Dhaouadi (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 1.80 m 58 143 Club Africain
5 RW Aya Ben Abdallah (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 1.68 m 24 36 HC Zalău
6 P Amal Ben Hassine (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 1.76 m 13 28 El Menzah Sport
7 LW Fatma Bouri (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 1.79 m 30 32 Club Africain
8 CB Fadwa Aouij (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 1.71 m 25 89 Club Africain
10 RB Amal Hamrouni (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 1.56 m 45 195 La Roche-sur-Yon Vendée handball
12 GK Roa Mkadem (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 1.78 m 14 0 Sporting Club de Moknine
13 P Yosr Mostefaoui (2006-08-18) 18 August 2006 1.80 m 0 0 Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball
14 P Mouna Jlezi (1991-06-22) 22 June 1991 1.73 m 37 63 HC Zalău
16 GK Basma Sfar (1997-11-30) 30 November 1997 1.81 m 12 0 Blanzat Sport Montluçon
18 CB Salma Ben Hassine (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 1.76 m 12 59 Association Sportive Féminine de Mahdia
19 RW Nada Zelfani (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 1.73 m 20 70 ASF Sahel
20 LW Mariem Rezgui (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 1.73 m 10 7 Sporting Club de Moknine
21 CB Sondes Hachana (1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 1.72 m 38 97 Sporting Club de Moknine
27 RW Houda Rmiza (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 1.58 m 13 55 Club Africain
55 LB Mayssa Ben Hassine (2004-12-16) 16 December 2004 1.70 m 0 0 Paris 92
98 CB Soumaya Belhadj (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 1.71 m 19 34 Sporting Club de Moknine

See also

References

  1. ^ "Team roster: Tunisia" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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