Club Africain (basketball)

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.

On March 10, 2024, the Club Africain won the Super Cup of Tunisia 2023 final for the fourth time against the Union Sportive Monastirienne (68-48^[2]) at the Radès Sports Hall.

On July 6, 2024, Club Africain won the Tunisian Cup final for the seventh time, defeating Union Sportive Monastirienne 87–55 at the Radès Sports Hall

On May 24, 2025, Club Africain won their fifth championship, ending a 9-year drought, after defeating Monastir 3–1 in the finals over four games.^[3]

On February 1, 2026, Club Africain won the Dubai International Tournament for the first time after defeating Beirut Sports Club (71–62) in the semifinals and the United Arab Emirates men's national basketball team (93–77) in the final. Omar Abada was named Most Valuable Player, Oussama Marnaoui won the Top Scorer award, Jamelle Hagins was named Best Center, and Antonio Pérez Caínzos received the Best Coach award of the tournament.

On May 9, 2026, Club Africain won its eighth Tunisian Cup after defeating Union Sportive Monastirienne 67–50 at the Salle Omnisports de Radès.

• Championnat Pro A (5 titles): 2003–04, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2024–25
• Tunisian Basketball Cup (8 titles): 1981–82, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2023–24, 2025–26
• Tunisian Basketball Super Cup (4 titles): 2003, 2004, 2014, 2023
• Tunisian Basketball Federation Cup (4 titles): 1995, 1998, 2017, 2018

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Club Africain roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SG 3 Romdhane, Youssef 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 SG 4 Bhouri, Eskander 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1997-07-12)12 July 1997 SF 6 Ben Maati, Seif 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1994-03-17)17 March 1994 SG 7 El Mabrouk, Mourad 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 39 – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 PF 8 Zahi, Hichem (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 44 – (1981-10-05)5 October 1981 SF 9 Mili, Aziz 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (2000-08-15)15 August 2000 PG 11 Trabelsi, Aymen 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 39 – (1987-01-06)6 January 1987 PG 12 Oueslati, Mahid 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 34 – (1992-02-12)12 February 1992 C 21 Selmi, Mohamed 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 28 – (1998-03-31)31 March 1998 PG 24 Abada, Omar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1989-08-22)22 August 1989 PG 25 Guizani, Amenallah 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (2000-07-14)14 July 2000 F/C 31 Saada, Haithem 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 C 99 Ochi, Fares 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1999-02-08)8 February 1999	Head coach Safouane Ferjani Assistant coach(es) Mohamed Ismail Basbas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 1, 2023

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