Club Africain () is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Tunis. The club competes in the Championnat Pro A, the top tier of professional basketball in Tunisia. The team has won the national championship five times, the last time being in 2025. Notable players of the team include senior men's Tunisian national basketball team members Mourad El Mabrouk, Marouan Kechrid, Marouen Lahmar, and Naim Dhifallah.
History 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) 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.
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.
Honours
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
Players
Current roster
Coaches Name Years Monoom Aoun 2003–2006 Sami Hussaini 2006–2007 Monoom Aoun 2007–2008, 2011–2012 Branislav Jenc 2012 Dragan Petričević 2012–2013 Monoom Aoun 2013–2015 Predrag Badnjarević 2015–2016 Mário Palma 2015–2016Vasco Curado2016–2017Zouhaier Ayachi2017–2018Racem Marzouki2018–2018Nidhal Ben Abdelkrim2018–2019 Mário Palma 2019–
See also Club Africain (football) Club Africain (handball)
References
External links AfricaBasket.com Team Page Club Africain on Instagram