Tunisia national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Tunisia women's national under-20 football team.

Tunisia U-20

Nickname(s)	نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage)
Association	Tunisian Football Federation
Other affiliation	UAFA (Arab World)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Abdelhay Ben Soltane
Home stadium	Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
FIFA code	TUN
First colours Second colours Third colours
First international
Tunisia 0–6 Mexico (Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977)
Biggest win
Tunisia 5–0 Libya (Tunis, Tunisia; 20 July 2002)
Biggest defeat
Tunisia 0–6 Mexico (Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1977)
Best result	Round of 16 (2023)
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	9 (first in 1979)
Best result	Runners-up (1985)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances	4 (first in 2012)
Best result	Champions (2012)

The Tunisia national under-20 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for players aged 20 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. Abdelhay Ben Soltane is the current head coach.

The Tunisian national team qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup three times: the inaugural edition in 1977 as hosts, 1985 and 2023, reaching the round of 16 in the last participation. The team qualified nine times for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing second in 1985 after losing the final to Nigeria. The team did not qualify for the tournament for 32 years, returning to the 2021 and 2023 editions, achieving fourth place in both. The team participated four times in the Arab Cup U-20. He won the title in the first participation in 2012 after defeating Saudi Arabia in the final. He also reached the 2020 final but lost to Senegal, who were invited to the tournament. Tunisia has participated in the Mediterranean Games with the under-20 category six times, winning the gold medal in 2001 as host after defeating Italy in the final, and the bronze medal in 2013. The Tunisian national team is the most successful team in UNAF. He participated in the UNAF U-20 Tournament sixteen times, winning the title nine times as a record in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. He also achieved second place three times and third place twice.

Current staff

The current staff was appointed on 16 April 2025.

Position	Name
Head Coach	Abdelhay Ben Soltane
Assistant coach	Aymen Mathlouthi
Goalkeeping Coach	Hassen Bejaoui
Fitness Coach	Anis Kazouz
Performance Analyst	Walid Ben Tamansourt

Honours

• U-20 Africa Cup of Nations

Runners-up: 1985

• Arab Cup U-20

Champions: 2012

Runners-up: 2020

• Mediterranean Games

Champions: 2001

Third Place: 2013

• UNAF U-20 Tournament

Champions: 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Runners-up: 2008, 2010, 2015

Third Place: 2006, 2024

Competitive records

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1977	Group stage	14th	3	1	0	2	1	7
1979	Did not qualify
1981
1983
1985	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	2	6
1987	Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Round of 16	15th	4	1	0	3	4	6
2025	To be determined
Total	Round of 16	3/24	10	2	0	8	7	19

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1979	Second round	–	4	2	1	1	4	2
1981	Second round	–	4	2	0	2	5	6
1983	First round	–	2	0	1	1	0	4
1985	Runner-up	2nd	8	1	5	2	5	5
1987	Quarter-finals	–	4	1	3	0	3	2
1989	First round	–	2	0	2	0	2	2
1991	Withdrew after qualification
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Fourth Place	4th	6	1	3	2	4	6
2023	Fourth Place	4th	6	1	2	3	5	12
2025	Qualified
Total	Runners-up	8/22	36	8	17	11	28	39

Arab Cup U-20

Arab Cup U-20 record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2011	Did not enter
2012	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	14	9
2014	Cancelled
2020	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	10	3
2021	Fourth Place	4th	5	4	0	1	6	3
2022	Quarter-finals	5th	3	2	0	1	9	1
Total	1 Title	4/5	19	14	2	3	39	16

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1951 – 1987	See Tunisia national football team
1991	Group stage	7th	2	1	0	1	1	5
1993	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	2	5
1997	Did not enter
2001	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	7	1
2005	Quarter-finals	7th	3	0	3	0	4	4
2009	Group stage	7th	4	2	1	1	6	5
2013	Third Place	3rd	5	3	1	1	10	5
Since 2018	See Tunisia national under-18 football team
Total	1 Title	6/12	21	10	5	6	30	25

UNAF U-20 Tournament

UNAF U-20 Tournament record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2005	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	4	1
2006	Third Place	3rd	4	1	3	0	?	?
2007	Champions	1st	3	2	0	1	4	3
2008	Runner-up	2nd	4	2	2	0	5	3
2009	Champions	1st	3	2	0	1	4	1
2010	Runner-up	2nd	3	0	2	1	4	5
2011	Did not participate
2012	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	3	2
2012	Fifth Place	5th	2	1	0	1	2	4
2014	Fourth Place	4th	2	0	0	2	1	3
2015	Runner-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	3	2
2016	Cancelled
2019	Champions	1st	4	2	1	1	5	4
2020	Champions	1st	3	1	2	0	2	1
2021	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	11	4
2022	Champions	1st	3	1	2	0	5	4
2023	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	15	6
2024	Third Place	3rd	4	2	0	2	5	5
Total	9 Titles	16/17	50	26	14	10	–	–

African Games

African Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1965–1987	See Tunisia national football team
1991–2015	See Tunisia national under-23 football team
2019	Did not qualify
2023	Withdrew after qualification
2027	To be determined
Total	–	0/2	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Thomas Zouaghi	(2005-04-11)11 April 2005 (aged 20)	Hellas Verona
16	1GK	Moatez Hanzouli		CA Bizertin
22	1GK	Rayen Besbes	(2005-08-04)4 August 2005 (aged 19)	US Monastir
2	2DF	Rayan Jerbi	(2006-04-29)29 April 2006 (aged 18)	Nice
3	2DF	Rayane Rhimi	(2005-12-31)31 December 2005 (aged 19)	CA Bizertin
4	2DF	Alaeddine Derbali	(2005-05-19)19 May 2005 (aged 19)	Espérance de Tunis
5	2DF	Mohamed Allela	(2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 20)	CA Bizertin
15	2DF	Mohamed Bouzaabia	(2005-03-09)9 March 2005 (aged 20)	Étoile du Sahel
20	2DF	Wassim Abrougi	(2007-03-25)25 March 2007 (aged 18)	Lyon
25	2DF	Anis Doubal	(2006-10-29)29 October 2006 (aged 18)	Marseille
26	2DF	Rayan Boukadida	(2007-01-23)23 January 2007 (aged 18)	Saint-Étienne
6	3MF	Hamza Abidi		Club Africain
8	3MF	Amenallah Meherzi	(2005-10-24)24 October 2005 (aged 19)	Al Bidda
12	3MF	Elyes Dhaoui	(2008-04-15)15 April 2008 (aged 17)	Olympique Béja
13	3MF	Wajdi Issaoui	(2005-01-08)8 January 2005 (aged 20)	Espérance de Tunis
14	3MF	Moncef Gharbi	(2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 18)	Stade Tunisien
17	3MF	Rayane Anane	(2006-08-15)15 August 2006 (aged 18)	Étoile du Sahel
23	3MF	Anes Kordi	(2006-03-28)28 March 2006 (aged 19)	Hannover 96
24	3MF	Wael Debbiche	(2005-06-09)9 June 2005 (aged 19)	Annecy
7	4FW	Koussay Maacha	(2007-05-21)21 May 2007 (aged 17)	Espérance de Tunis
9	4FW	Omar Ben Ali	(2005-04-22)22 April 2005 (aged 20)	CS Sfaxien
10	4FW	Khalil Ayari	(2005-02-02)2 February 2005 (aged 20)	Stade Tunisien
11	4FW	Youssef Becha	(2005-04-13)13 April 2005 (aged 20)	CS Sfaxien
18	4FW	Nacim Dendani	(2006-04-30)30 April 2006 (aged 18)	Monaco
19	4FW	Zayon Chtaï-Telamio	(2006-10-14)14 October 2006 (aged 18)	Paris Saint-Germain
21	4FW	Farès Bousnina	(2006-02-13)13 February 2006 (aged 19)	Nice

See also

• Tunisia national football team
• Tunisia A' national football team
• Tunisia national under-23 football team
• Tunisia national under-18 football team
• Tunisia national under-17 football team
• Tunisia national under-15 football team