Club Africain (basketball)

Club Africain (Arabic: النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Tunis. The club competes in the Championnat National A.

Club Africain
NicknameAl Ifriki
El Ghalia
El Club Lefriki
LeaguesChampionnat National A
Founded1956 (1956)
HistoryClub Africain
1956–present
ArenaSalle Chérif-Bellaminej
Capacity2,500
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentMarouane Hammami
Head coachSafouane Ferjani
Championships4 Tunisian Leagues
6 Tunisian Cups
3 Tunisian Supercups
4 Tunisian Federation Cups
Active departments of Club Africain
Football Basketball
(men)		 Handball
(men)
Handball
(women)		 Volleyball
(men)		 Volleyball
(women)

The team has won the national championship four times, the last time being in 2016.[1] 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.

Honours

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Club Africain roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 4 Bhouri, Eskander 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (1997-07-12)12 July 1997
G/F 6 Ben Maati, Seif 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1994-03-17)17 March 1994
G/F 7 Romdhane, Youssef 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1997-03-27)27 March 1997
PF/C 8 Zahi, Hichem (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 40 – (1981-10-05)5 October 1981
PF 9 Mili, Aziz 201 m (659 ft 5 in) 21 – (2000-08-15)15 August 2000
SG 11 Trabelsi, Aymen 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 35 – (1987-01-06)6 January 1987
PG 12 Oueslati, Mahid 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 30 – (1992-02-12)12 February 1992
C 21 Selmi, Mohamed 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 24 – (1998-03-31)31 March 1998
SG 23 Chouaya, Lassaad 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1989-08-22)22 August 1989
PG 25 Guizani, Amenallah 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2000-07-14)14 July 2000
C 99 Ochi, Fares 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 23 – (1999-02-08)8 February 1999
C Watkins, Brandon 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1995-01-18)18 January 1995
Head coach
  • Safouane Ferjani
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mohamed Ismail Basbas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: November 10, 2021

Coaches
Nat. Name Years
Monoom Aoun2003–2006
Sami Hussaini2006–2007
Monoom Aoun2007–2008, 2011–2012
Branislav Jenc2012
Dragan Petričević2012–2013
Monoom Aoun2013–2015
Predrag Badnjarević2015–2016
Mário Palma2015–2016
Vasco Curado 2016–2017
Zouhaier Ayachi 2017–2018
Racem Marzouki 2018–2018
Nidhal Ben Abdelkrim 2018–2019
Mário Palma2019–

See also

References
  1. "Club Africain Tunis". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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