Tunisia national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Tunisia women's national under-17 football team.
Tunisia U-17
Nickname(s)نسور قرطاج
(Eagles of Carthage)
AssociationTunisian Football Federation
Other affiliationUAFA (Arab World)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachMohamed Amine Naffati
Home stadiumHammadi Agrebi Stadium
FIFA codeTUN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
  0–1 Algeria 
(Tunis, Tunisia; 24 August 1986)
Biggest win
  5–1 Ethiopia 
(Tunis, Tunisia; 6 November 2012)
Biggest defeat
  0–7 Ghana 
(Mali; 20 May 1995)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1993)
Best resultRound of 16 (2007, 2013)
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances4 (first in 1995)
Best resultThird Place (2013)
Arab Cup U-17
Appearances2 (first in 2012)
Best resultChampions (2012)

The Tunisia national under-17 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for players aged 17 or under. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country. Mohamed Amine Naffati is the current head coach.

The Tunisian national team qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup three times: 1993, 2007 and 2013, reaching the round of 16 in the last two participations. The team also qualified for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations four times in 1995, 2007, 2013 and 2025. The best achievement was reaching third place in 2007. The team participated twice in the Arab Cup U-17 in 2012 and 2022. He won the title in the first participation after defeating Iraq in the final. Tunisia U-17 team is one of the most successful teams in UNAF, having won the UNAF U-17 Tournament four times in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2017. It has also finished second six times and third six times as well.

The team qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar.

Current staff

Position Name
Head Coach Mohamed Amine Naffati[1]

Honours

Third Place: 2013
Champions: 2012
Champions: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2017
Runners-up: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2021
Third Place: 2012, 2014, 2018, 2018, 2022, 2024

Competitive records

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1985 Did not enter
1987 Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 2 5
1995 Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 9 6
2009 Did not qualify
2011
2013 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 5 6
2015 Did not qualify
2017
2019
2023
2025 Qualified
Total Round of 16 4/20 11 6 0 5 16 17

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1995 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 2 10
1997 Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 2 2 5 5
2009 Did not qualify
2011
2013 Third Place 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 9
2015 Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021 Cancelled
2023 Did not qualify
2025 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 6 2
Total Third Place 4/13 17 7 5 5 24 26

Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17 record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2011 Did not participate
2012 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 16 4
2014 Did not participate
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Quarter-finals 4 1 3 0 4 3
Total 1 Title 2/4 9 5 4 0 20 7

UNAF U-17 Tournament

UNAF U-17 Tournament record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2006 Runners-up 2nd 2 0 2 0 0 0
2007 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 0 0
2008 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 7 2
2008 Fourth Place 4th 4 1 1 2 3 4
2009 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 0 1
2009 Champions 1st 2 0 2 0 2 2
2010 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 3 3
2011 Fourth Place 4th 2 0 2 0 0 0
2012 Third Place 3rd 2 0 1 1 1 2
2012 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 8 6
2014 Third Place 3rd 2 1 0 1 3 4
2015 Runners-up 2nd 2 0 2 0 2 2
2016 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 5 3
2017 Champions 1st 4 1 1 1 4 2
2018 Third Place 3rd 3 1 0 2 1 3
2018 Third Place 3rd 3 2 0 1 5 5
2021 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1 0 2 1
2022 Third Place 3rd 4 2 0 2 7 6
2022 Fourth Place 4th 3 1 0 2 4 7
2024 Fourth Place 4th 4 0 3 1 4 5
2024 Third Place 3rd 4 2 1 1 7 6
Total 4 Titles 21/21 59 19 22 17 68 64

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Youssef Oueslati (2008-02-15)15 February 2008 (aged 17) ES Sahel
2 2DF Kabil Krai (2008-01-11)11 January 2008 (aged 17) Nîmes Olympique
3 2DF Mehdi Tlili (2008-12-01)1 December 2008 (aged 16) AS Monaco FC[a]
4 2DF Mohamed Amine Ben Ali (2008-01-25)25 January 2008 (aged 17) Stade Tunisien
5 2DF Abdessalem Akid (2008-01-25)25 January 2008 (aged 17) CS Sfaxien
6 3MF Ilyes Dhaoui (2008-04-15)15 April 2008 (aged 16) Olympique Béja
7 4FW Fedi Tayechi (2008-03-10)10 March 2008 (aged 17) Club Africain
8 3MF Saïfedin Haj Abdallah (2008-03-25)25 March 2008 (aged 17) K.V.C. Westerlo
9 4FW Anisse Saidi (2008-06-20)20 June 2008 (aged 16) San Diego FC
10 3MF Mohamed Aziz Chaabane (2008-10-10)10 October 2008 (aged 16) CA Bizertin
11 4FW Wassim Tissa (2008-06-05)5 June 2008 (aged 16) FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
12 2DF Mohamed Aziz Hadroug (2008-03-07)7 March 2008 (aged 17) Club Africain
13 2DF Mohamed Khalil Daouas (2008-03-24)24 March 2008 (aged 17) ES Sahel
14 3MF Mohamed Mazen Slama Essefi (2008-06-03)3 June 2008 (aged 16) US Monastir
15 4FW Mohamed Edem Harabi (2008-06-04)4 June 2008 (aged 16) Stade Tunisien
16 1GK Slim Bouaskar (2009-06-24)24 June 2009 (aged 15) AS Roma
17 4FW Yessine Ben Mahmoud (2008-01-21)21 January 2008 (aged 17) Angers SCO
18 3MF Zinedine Hasni (2008-04-22)22 April 2008 (aged 16) OGC Nice
19 4FW Aman Allah Touati (2008-03-08)8 March 2008 (aged 17) ES Tunis
20 4FW Houssam Zaier (2008-04-27)27 April 2008 (aged 16) FC Zürich
21 4FW Mohamed Naceur Chefai (2008-01-10)10 January 2008 (aged 17) ES Tunis
22 1GK Iyed El Abed (2008-09-06)6 September 2008 (aged 16) CS Hammam-Lif
23 3MF Youssef Mokhtari (2008-11-19)19 November 2008 (aged 16) Club Africain
24 2DF Louay Ghodhbane (2008-06-06)6 June 2008 (aged 16) ES Sahel
25 2DF Ahmed Ben Yahya (2008-01-25)25 January 2008 (aged 17) ES Tunis
26 2DF Naïm Telmoudi (2008-03-06)6 March 2008 (aged 17) FC Nantes
  1. ^ Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system

See also

References

  1. ^ "CAN U-17 : Mohamed Amine Naffati, bâtisseur de talents pour la Tunisie". CAN U-17 : Mohamed Amine Naffati, bâtisseur de talents pour la Tunisie (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  2. ^ Ben Boubaker, Saber (28 March 2025). "CAN U17 : liste de la Tunisie pour le tournoi". sport.tunisienumerique.com (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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