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| Nickname | Al Ifriki El Ghalia El Club Lefriki | ||
| Leagues | Championnat Pro A | ||
| Founded | 1956; 69 years ago (1956) | ||
| History | Club Africain 1956–present | ||
| Arena | Salle Chérif-Bellamine | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Team colors | Red and White | ||
| President | Marouane Hammami | ||
| Head coach | Andreas Wagner | ||
| Championships | 4 Tunisian Leagues 7 Tunisian Cups 4 Tunisian Supercups | ||
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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. 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
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) at the Radès Sports Hall.
Honours
- 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
Main category: Club Africain basketball playersCurrent roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Coaches
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Monoom Aoun | 2003–2006 |
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Sami Hussaini | 2006–2007 |
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Monoom Aoun | 2007–2008, 2011–2012 |
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Branislav Jenc | 2012 |
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Dragan Petričević | 2012–2013 |
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Monoom Aoun | 2013–2015 |
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Predrag Badnjarević | 2015–2016 |
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Mário Palma | 2015–2016 |
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Vasco Curado | 2016–2017 |
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Zouhaier Ayachi | 2017–2018 |
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Racem Marzouki | 2018–2018 |
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Nidhal Ben Abdelkrim | 2018–2019 |
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Mário Palma | 2019– |
See also
- Club Africain (football)
- Club Africain (handball)
References
- "Club Africain Tunis". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- "Basket: Le Club africain remporte le trophée des champions". mosaiquefm.
External links
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