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The Tunisia national junior handball team is the Tunisia national under-20 handball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس تحت 20 سنة لكرة اليد), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), that represent Tunisia in the international handball competitions and it is Controlled by the Tunisian Handball Federation

Nicknameنسور قرطاج
(Eagles of Carthage)
AssociationTunisian Handball Federation
CoachTunisia Mohamed Ali Sghir
Appearances14 (First in 1997)
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Tunisia U-20
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Nicknameنسور قرطاج
(Eagles of Carthage)
AssociationTunisian Handball Federation
CoachTunisia Mohamed Ali Sghir
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1st
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2nd
Results
IHF U-21 World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1997)
Best resultThird 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2011)
African Championship
Appearances18 (First in 1980)
Best resultChampions 1st place, gold medalist(s) (2002, 2008, 2012, 2016)
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Quick facts Medal record, Representing ...
Tunisia men's national junior handball team
Medal record
Representing  Tunisia
handball
World Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place2011Team
African Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2002Team
Gold medal – first place2008Team
Gold medal – first place2012Team
Gold medal – first place2016Team
Silver medal – second place1980Team
Silver medal – second place1998Team
Silver medal – second place2000Team
Silver medal – second place2004Team
Silver medal – second place2006Team
Silver medal – second place2010Team
Silver medal – second place2014Team
Silver medal – second place2018Team
Silver medal – second place2024Team
Bronze medal – third place1986Team
Bronze medal – third place1988Team
Bronze medal – third place1990Team
Bronze medal – third place1992Team
Bronze medal – third place1996Team
Bronze medal – third place2022Team
Arab junior Championship
Gold medal – first place1989Team
Gold medal – first place2001Team
Gold medal – first place2023Team
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History

Tunisia junior handball team has participated in international junior handball competitions the first appearance was at the African Championship in 1980 in that era only the African Champions was allowed to participate in the World Championship so Tunisia had waited until the year 1997 when the International Handball Federation had expanded to more teams including the African 1st and the runners up.

Tournament record

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
More information Junior World Championship record, Year ...
Tunisia in the Junior World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
Sweden Sweden 1977 Did Not Qualified
Denmark / Sweden Denmark / Sweden 1979
Portugal Portugal 1981
Finland Finland 1983
Italy Italy 1985
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1987
Spain Spain 1989
Greece Greece 1991
Egypt Egypt 1993
Argentina Argentina 1995
Turkey Turkey 1997Quarter Finals8th[1]8503219224–5
Qatar Qatar 1999Second Round9th[2]7232148156–8
Switzerland Switzerland 2001First Round18th[3]8107180222–42
Brazil Brazil 2003Second Round9th[4]8404221212+9
Hungary Hungary 2005First Round17th[5]8215239251–12
North Macedonia Macedonia 2007First Round17th[6]8305243240+3
Egypt Egypt 2009First Round21st[7]7205203209–6
Greece Greece 2011Semi FinalsThird[8]9702264218+46
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013Round of 1615th[9]9405235241–6
Brazil Brazil 2015Round of 1612th[10]7304206200+6
Algeria Algeria 2017Quarter Finals7th[11]9414276243+33
Spain Spain 2019Quarter Finals7th[12]9504247249–2
Hungary Hungary 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[13]
Germany Greece Germany/Greece 2023Main round14th7304198231–33
Poland Poland 2025President's Cup21st8404262273–11
Total14/240 Titles1124955831413169-28
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African Championship

More information African Junior Championship record, Year ...
Tunisia in the African Junior Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
Nigeria Nigeria 1980Final Round2nd Place
Benin Benin 1982 Did Not Enter
Nigeria Nigeria 1984
Algeria Algeria 1986Semi FinalsThird Place
Tunisia Tunisia 1988Semi FinalsThird Place
Egypt Egypt 1990Semi FinalsThird Place
Tunisia Tunisia 1992Semi FinalsThird Place
Egypt Egypt 1994 Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants
Egypt Egypt 1996Semi FinalsThird Place
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 1998Final Round2nd Place
Tunisia Tunisia 2000Final Round2nd Place
Benin Benin 2002Champions1st Place
Ivory CoastIvory Coast 2004Final Round2nd Place
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 2006Final Round2nd Place
Libya Libya 2008Champions1st Place
Gabon Gabon 2010Final Round2nd Place[14]6501212136+76
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 2012Champions1st Place[15]550017583+92
Kenya Kenya 2014Final Round2nd Place[16]32017862+16
Mali Mali 2016Champions1st Place[17]6600 18494+90
Morocco Morocco 2018Final Round2nd Place6501209142+67
Morocco Morocco 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Rwanda Rwanda 2022Semi FinalsThird Place5401148117+31
Tunisia Mahdia 2024Final Round2nd Place6501187139+48
Total18/204 Titles
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Arab junior Championship

More information Arab junior Championship record, Year ...
Tunisia in the Arab junior Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
Tunisia Tunisia 1989Champions1st
Syria Syria 2000Did not compete
Jordan Jordan 2001Champions1st
Jordan Jordan 2014Did not compete
Tunisia Tunisia 2023Champions1st
Total3/53 Titles
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Team

Squad

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Tunisia national junior handball team roster
No.Pos.Player nameDate of birthHeightWeightCurrent Club
01GKSlim Skander26 July 19951.89 m (6 ft 2 in)79 kg (174 lb)Tunisia Esperance de Tunis
12GKMaher Sghir15 April 19941.92 m (6 ft 4 in)84 kg (185 lb)Tunisia El Makarem de Mahdia
16GKMohamed Amine Elleuch11 February 19941.90 m (6 ft 3 in)87 kg (192 lb)Tunisia US Gremda
LW1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
LW1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
RW1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
RW1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
RW1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
LP1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
LP1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
CB1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
CB1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
CB1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
CB1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
CB1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
RB1 m (3 ft 3 in)1 kg (2.2 lb)
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Legend

GK-Goalkeeper, LW-Left Winger, RW-Right Winger, LP-Line Player, BP-Back, LB-Left Back, CB-Center Back, RB-Right Back.

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