Tunisia women's national volleyball team
| Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Tunisian Volleyball Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CAVB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Luca Pieragnoli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | – (as of 8 January 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 16th place (1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 8th place (1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| African Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (3) (1985, 1987, 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| African Championship | ||
| 1985 Tunis | Team | |
| 1987 Rabat | Team | |
| 1999 Lagos | Team | |
| 1976 Cairo | Team | |
| 2009 Batna | Team | |
| 1995 Nairobi | Team | |
| 2007 Nairobi | Team | |
| 2013 Nairobi | Team | |
| Arab Championship | ||
| 1980 | Team | |
| 1989 | Team | |
| Pan Arab Games | ||
| 1985 Rabat | Team | |
| 1992 Damascus | Team | |
| 1999 Amman | Team | |
| 2023 Algiers | Team | |
The Tunisian women's national volleyball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة الطائرة للسيدات), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), represents Tunisia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.
The team lastly qualified for the 2021 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship.[1]
Results
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Olympic Games
| Tunisia in the Olympic Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Rank | GP | W | L | SW | SL | |||
| 1964 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 1968 | |||||||||
| 1972 | |||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||
| 1980 | |||||||||
| 1984 | |||||||||
| 1988 | |||||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| 2020 | |||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
World Championship
| Tunisia in the FIVB World Championships record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL | ||
| 1952 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 1956 | |||||||||
| 1960 | |||||||||
| 1962 | |||||||||
| 1967 | |||||||||
| 1970 | |||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||
| 1978 | Group stages | 23rd Place | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1982 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 1986 | Group stages | 16th Place | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1990 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Group stages | 21st Place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 2018 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/20 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 57 | ||
World Cup
| Tunisia in the FIVB World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL | ||
| 1973 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 1977 | |||||||||
| 1981 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Round Robin | 8th Place | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 1989 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1999 | Round Robin | 12th Place | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 2003 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/13 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 54 | ||
African Volleyball Championship
| Tunisia in the Women's African Volleyball Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL | ||
| 1976 | 2nd place | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 1985 | Champions | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 1987 | Champions | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 1989 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 1991 | 5th place | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 1993 | 6th place | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 1995 | 3rd place | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 1997 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 1999 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2001 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 2003 | 5th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 2005 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 2007 | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | |||
| 2009 | 2nd place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2011 | 6th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | |||
| 2013 | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 2015 | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 2017 | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 2019 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 2021 | 5th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 2023 | did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic in team | ||||||||
| Total * | 16/21 | 3 titles | |||||||
Arab Championship
| Tunisia in the Women's Arab Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL | ||
| 1980 | Champions | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 1989 | Champions | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Total | 2/? | 2 titles | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
Mediterranean Games
| Tunisia in the Mediterranean Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL | ||
| 1975 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 1979 | |||||||||
| 1983 | |||||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
| 2001 | Group Stages | 8th | |||||||
| 2005 | did not compete | ||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Total 2/13 | |||||||||
- * Since 2001.
All-Africa Games
| Tunisia in the African Games record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL | |||
| 1978 | 4th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 1987 | did not compete | |||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 5th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 2011 | did not compete | |||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | future event | |||||||||
| Total | 2/10 | 0 title | ||||||||
Pan Arab Games
| Tunisia in the Pan Arab Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL | |||
| 1985 | 2nd | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1992 | 2nd | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 1997 | did not compete | |||||||||
| 1999 | 2nd | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 2004 | canceled | |||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | did not compete | |||||||||
| 2023 | 2nd | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Total | 4/6 | 0 title | ||||||||
Current squad
The following is the Tunisian roster in the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Head coach: Mohamed Messelmani
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position | 2021–22 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mouna Hamouda | 10 June 1996 (aged 26) | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Libero | Club Féminine de Carthage |
| 3 | Dhouha Engazou | 11 December 2003 (aged 18) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Outside spiker | |
| 4 | Chourouk Galai | 26 September 1997 (aged 24) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 7 | Rahma Agrebi | 2 November 1990 (aged 31) | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Opposite hitter | Club Féminine de Carthage |
| 8 | Abir Othmani | 29 January 1991 (aged 31) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Middle blocker | Club Féminine de Carthage |
| 10 | Eya Ismail | 13 May 2001 (aged 21) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Opposite hitter | CS Sfaxien |
| 12 | Ameni Ghizaoui | 30 March 2002 (aged 20) | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Outside spiker | |
| 13 | Sirine Bouraoui | 12 October 1998 (aged 23) | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Outside spiker | Club Féminine de Carthage |
| 14 | Hiba Fatnassi | 1 July 2003 (aged 18) | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Setter | |
| 15 | Nihel Kebaier | 8 August 1993 (aged 28) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Setter | Club Féminine de Carthage |
| 17 | Sahar Jenhani | 1 August 2005 (aged 16) | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 20 | Nesrine Abda | 20 July 2004 (aged 17) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Opposite hitter |
See also
- Tunisia men's national volleyball team
- Tunisia women's national under-23 volleyball team
- Tunisia women's national under-20 volleyball team
- Tunisia women's national under-18 volleyball team
- Tunisian Volleyball Federation
References
- ^ "Rwanda Kicks Off Quest for Africa Women's Volleyball Championship Against Morocco". Damas Sikubwabo (AllAfrica). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.