Club Africain

Club Africain (Arabic: النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian football club based in Tunis that competes in the Tunisian Championship. It fields several sports teams, including football, handball, basketball, swimming and volleyball. The football team was the first Tunisian club to win an international trophy, when they won the Maghreb Cup Winners Cup in 1971. Twenty years later, in 1991, Club Africain became the first Tunisian team to win the African Champions League.

Club Africain

Full name	Club Africain
Nickname(s)	El Club
Founded	4 October 1920; 102 years ago (1920-10-04)
Ground	Stade Olympique de Radès
Capacity	60 000
Chairman	Youssef El Almi
Manager	Said Saibi
League	Professional League 1
2022–23	TBD
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Club Africain won the Tunisian National Championship and Tunisia Cup 1972–73.

Honours

National competitions

• Tunisian League (13)
  • Champions: 1947, 1948, 1964, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2015
• Tunisian Cup (13)
  • Winners: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2017, 2018
• Tunisian Super Cup (3)
  • Winners: 1968, 1970, 1979

Continental competitions

• African Cup of Champions Clubs (1)
  • Winners: 1991–92

Worldwide competitions

• Afro-Asian Club Championship (1)
  • Winners: 1991–92

Regional competitions

• Arab Cup Winners' Cup (1)
  • Winners: 1995
• Arab Champions League (1)
  • Winners: 1997
• North African Cup of Champions: 2
  • Winners: 2008, 2010
• Maghreb Cup Winners Cup (1)
  • Winners: 1971
• Maghreb Champions Cup (3)
  • Winners: 1974, 1975, 1976

Crest and colours

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Ref
1998–99	Diadora	Boga/Samsung	^[1]
1999–01		Coca-Cola/Samsung
2001–02	?	?
2002–03	Diadora	Boga/Samsung
2003–04		Coca-Cola/Samsung
2004–05	?	?
2005–06	Diadora	Boga/Samsung
2006–10		Coca-Cola/Ford
2010–11		Boga/Samsung
2011–12	Legea	Boga
2012–13		Union des Associations Humanitaires Tunisiennes
2013–14	CA	Ooredoo
2014–23	Umbro

Players

The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad

Updated 2 February 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   TUN Nourredine Farhati 2 DF   TUN Ghaith Zaalouni 3 DF   TUN Skander Laabidi 4 DF   TUN Hamza Agrebi 5 MF   TUN Ahmed Khalil 6 DF   TUN Nader Ghandri 7 FW   TUN Adem Garreb 8 MF   TUN Larry Azouni 9 FW   TUN Mohamed Ali Amri 10 MF   NIG Amadou Sabo 11 MF   TUN Chiheb Laabidi 13 MF   TUN Wissem Ben Yahia 15 FW   TUN Zouheir Dhaouadi 16 GK   TUN Ghaith Yeferni 17 DF   ALG Nabil Lamara 18 MF   TUN Khalil Kassab 19 MF   TUN Mehdi Ouedherfi 20 MF   TUN Yassine Dridi 21 MF   TUN Adem Taous

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK   TUN Seifeddine Charfi 23 GK   TUN Mouez Hassen 24 DF   TUN Mohamd Aziz Gasmi 25 FW   SEN Alioune Mbaye 26 DF   TUN Youssef Meddeb 27 MF   ALG Abdennour Belhocini 28 FW   TUN Hamdi Labidi 29 DF   TUN Ghazi Abderrazzak 30 FW   TUN Saber Khalifa (captain) 31 FW   TUN Youssef Snana 32 DF   ALG Toufik Cherifi 33 FW   TUN Mohamed Ali Omri 34 MF   BEN Rodrigue Kossi 35 DF   TUN Rami Bedoui — DF   TUN Makram Marzouki — DF   TUN Montassar Baaziz — MF   TUN Nidhal Sghaier — MF   TUN Wael Oueslati — FW   TUN Nidhal Bouchereb

Managers

Nat Name Period   Mustapha Zmerli 1942–1943   Mazarella 1947–1948   Marc Orsoni 1948–1950   Youssef Ben Osman 1950–1953   Fathi Boucetta 1953–1954   Mahmoud Kouki 1954–1955   Paul Barthes [fr] 1955–1956   Ahmed Ben Foul 1956–1957   Ridha Bach Hamba [fr] 1957–1958   Fabio Roccheggiani [fr] 1958–1967   Luigi Rossellini 1967–1968   Ernst Melchior 1968–1969   André Nagy 1969–1971   Skander Medelgi [fr] 1971–1972   Jamel Eddine Bouabsa [fr] 1972–1974   Ameur Hizem 1974–1976   Alexander Gvozdenovic 1976–1977   André Nagy 1977–1981   Zlatko Melic 1981–1982

Nat Name Period   Mokhtar Tlili 1982–1984   André Nagy 1984–1985   Ahmed Zitouni 1985–1986   Amor Dhib [fr] 1986–1987   Kazbek Tuaev 1987–1989   Faouzi Benzarti 1989–1991   Ilie Balaci 1991–1992   Marcel Husson 1992–1993   Bernard Blaut 1993–1994   Mircea Rădulescu 1994–1995   Jean Sérafin 1995–1997   René Exbrayat 1997–1999   Faouzi Benzarti 1999–2000   René Exbrayat 2000–2002   Charles Roessli 2002–2003   Muhsin Ertuğral 2003–2004   Henri Stambouli 2004–2005   Youssef Zouaoui 2005–2006   Bertrand Marchand 2006–2007

Nat Name Period   Abdelhak Benchikha 2007–2009   Pierre Lechantre 2009–2010       François Bracci Mrad Mahjoub Kais Yaakoubi 2010–2011     Faouzi Benzarti Bernard Casoni 2011–2012   Nabil Kouki 2012–2013   Faouzi Benzarti 2013   Adrie Koster 2013–2014   Daniel Sanchez 2014–2015     Nabil Kouki Ruud Krol 2015–2016   Chiheb Ellili 2016–2017   Marco Simone 2017   Bertrand Marchand 2017–2018   José Riga 2018–2019   Victor Zvunka 2019   Lassaad Dridi 2019–2021   Montassar Louhichi 2021–

Presidents

Nat Name Period   Bechir Ben Mustapha 1920–1921   Hadi Ginati 1921–1922   Bechir Ben Mustapha 1922–1923   Ouannes Laâjimi 1923–1924   Hsouna Abdelkefi 1924–1926   Abdelaziz Ounaies 1926–1927   Mustapha Sfar 1927–1930   Abdelaziz Ounaies 1930–1931   Ali Belhaj 1931–1932   Abdelaziz Ounaies 1932–1934   Moncef El Okby 1934–1946   Mohamed El Asmi 1946–1950   Mohamed El Asmi 1950–1953   Mohamed El Asmi 1953–1954   Mohamed El Asmi 1954–1957   Mohamed El Asmi 1957–1958

Nat Name Period   Salah Aouij 1958–1964   Abdelaziz Lasram 1964–1966   Mahmoud Mestiri 1966–1967   Fathi Zouhir 1967–1970   Abdeljelil Mehiri 1970–1971   Abdelaziz Lasram 1971–1977   Farid Mokhtar 1977–1980   Ridha Azzabi 1980–1981   Farid Mokhtar 1981–1986   Mahmoud Mestiri 1986–1987   Ridha Azzabi 1987–1988   Hamadi Bousbiaâ 1988–1990   Farid Abbes 1990–1991   Ridha Azzabi 1991–1992   Cherif Ben Lamine 1992–1993   Hamadi Bousbiaâ 1993–1994

Nat Name Period   Hammouda Ben Ammar 1994–1996   Said Neji 1996–1997   Cherif Ben Lamine 1997–2000   Farid Abbes 2000–2002   Cherif Ben Lamine 2002–2006   Kamel Idir 2005–2010   Jamel Atrous 2010   Cherif Ben Lamine 2010–2011   Jamel Atrous 2011–2012   Slim Riahi 2012–2017   Marwen Hamoudia 2017–2018   Abdessalem Younsi 2018–2021   Youssef El Almi 2021–

Rival clubs

•   ES Tunis (Tunis Derby)
•   Étoile Sportive du Sahel (Rivalry)
•   CS Sfax (Rivalry)
•   Stade Tunisien (Derby)
•   MC Alger (Rivalry)
•   CS Constantine (Rivalry)

See also

• Club Africain (handball)
• Club Africain (basketball)

References

1. "Club Africain Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Club Africain on Facebook
• Club Africain on Instagram