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Club Africain
Club Africain
Full name Club Africain
Nickname(s) Nadi El Lefriki / Abna Bab Jdid
Ground Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
Tunis, Tunisia
(Capacity: 45,000)
Chairman Tunisia Kamel Idir
Manager France Pierre Lechantre
League CLP-1
2008/09 2nd
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The Club Africain (Arabic: النادي الأفريقي‎) is a Tunisian omnisport club founded in 1920 in Tunis. Club Africain football section is its best known branch, but the club also fields teams in handball and basketball.

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[edit] History

Club Africain's active sections
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Football
Handball pictogram.svg
Handball
Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg
Volleyball
Basketball pictogram.svg
Basketball
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Rugby
Swimming pictogram.svg
Swimming
Boxing pictogram.svg
Boxing
Athletics pictogram.svg
Athletics
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Judo

The "Club African" was ready to pursue its activities beginning in 1919 but the chosen name the team was going to take: "Islamic Club Africain", delayed the starting procedures. Indeed, this name has been disputed by the french protectorate authorities, since at that time, while Tunisian club had the right to exist it was only with permission from the authorities.

It is, therefore, on October 4, 1920 that the club was officially authorized to operate but his itinerary does not begin on that date. The "Club Africain", as affirmed by some of its founders, is a natural extension of the "Stade Africain" (association founded in 1915 and dissolved in 1918) from which it retains the colors, spirit, a part of the name and a core of players (especially Mohamed Soudani).

Club Africain's alternate staff Logo.


The latter is also the chairman of the constituent meeting of the club which was held in a café in Bab Jedid. It is worth noting that the first headquarters of the club is the Makhzen Essouf (deposit of wool), which is located in the district of El Morkadh.
Since its introduction, the demand for authorization was blackmailed as the approval was subject to 3 conditions:

  • The appointment of a French national as a Chairman.
  • Change the color chosen (namely red and white).
  • Renunciation of the national emblem (croissant and star).

It is then forcing clubistes to stand out from any reference to the national flag and alienating its base identity. The terms of this compromise is categorically rejected. Finally, the hard forced the authorities at the time to give the African Club a historic concession on the first two points, namely, Tunisian nationality of the president and his colors. The founding fathers of the club, much more intransigent, finally get win and impose a bureau director entirely Tunisian and chaired by Ben Bachir Mustapha (a first in the sporting history of Tunisia).

without any doubt the club africain has the largest base and the most loved team in Tunisia that's why all clubists over the world are proud to be clubiste and from the most famous songs made by the virage:

  • Commondo (commondo)
  • Hamra tzahina(red make us happy)
  • Kil ada jina(we came as usual)
  • Jouez jouez(play play)
  • samba we tango

[edit] Derby

Tunisia are among the most passionate footballing fans in the world, this is expressed through one of the biggest derbys in African football when club africain meet with Esperance de Tunis at there shared stadium in Tunis, the last derby attracted 60000 supporters and saw club africain do the double over their arch rivals.As of 2002 there has been 93 derbys which saw 26 wins and 40 draws for club africain.

Club africain are noted to have the most passionate fans in Tunisia.

Along these past years club africain have had problems with the other big team in the capital city Tunis which is Espérance but this year there wasn't as much violence as usual(2008).

[edit] Achievements

[edit] Performance in national & domestic competitions

  • Tunisian League
    • Champion: 1947¹, 1948¹, 1964, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1990, 1992, 1996 , 2008
  • Tunisian President Cup
    • Winner: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1992, 1998, 2000
    • Finalist: 1956, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2006

[edit] Performance in CAF competitions

1997 - Group Stage
2008 - Third Round
1992: Quarter-Final
1993: Second Round
2000 - Second Round
2001 - Semi-Final
2003 - Semi-Final
2004 - Second Round

[edit] Performance in Union Arab de Football Association|UAFA competitions

[edit] Performance in other international competitions

¹titles won prior to independence

[edit] Players

[edit] Current First Team Squad

No. Position Player
1 Tunisia GK Saber Ben Rejeb
2 Tunisia DF Bilel Ifa
3 Tunisia DF Abdelmonem Derbali
5 France DF Mohamed Bachtobji
6 Cameroon DF Alexis Enam
7 Tunisia DF Anis Amri
8 Nigeria FW Ezenwa Otorogu
9 Tunisia FW Yassine Bouchaâla
10 Tunisia MF Oussama Sellami
11 Tunisia FW Borhene Ghannem
13 Tunisia MF Wissem Ben Yahia
14 Tunisia MF Lassaad Ouertani
15 Tunisia FW Zouheir Dhaouadi
16 Tunisia GK Adel Nefzi
No. Position Player
17 Tunisia FW Hammouda Maâm'ri
18 Tunisia MF Nour Hadhria
19 Tunisia MF Khaled Melliti
21 Tunisia DF Hamdi Werhani
23 Tunisia DF Khaled Souissi
25 Tunisia DF Lamine Nsaybi
27 Tunisia FW Maher Ameur
28 Tunisia FW Hamza Mesaadi
29 Tunisia FW Aymen Rhifi
30 Tunisia FW Youssef Mouihbi
31 Tunisia MF Helmi Hmam
33 Tunisia GK Atef Dekhil

[edit] Former Pesonal

[edit] Notable Players

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