The Tunisia national under-23 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for players aged 23 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. Anis Boujelbene is the current head coach.
Since the football tournament of the Olympic Games were limited to under-23 teams, Tunisia has qualified twice for the event in Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004 and was eliminated in the group stage in both appearances. Tunisia qualified for the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 2015 after beating Sudan and Morocco in the qualification, the team eliminated from the group stage. Since then, Tunisia has not qualified again.
Players Current Squad The following players were called up for the 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament between 31 May - 13 June 2026.
Notable players Ali Zitouni
Previous squads Tunisia Olympic Squads 1996 Summer Olympics squads – Tunisia 2004 Summer Olympics squads – Tunisia Tunisia CAF U23 Squads 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads – Tunisia
Overage players in Olympic Games TournamentPlayer 1Player 2Player 3 Chokri El Ouaer (GK)did not select Khaled Fadhel (GK) José Clayton (DF) Mohamed Jedidi (MF)
Competitive record Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Summer Olympics Summer Olympics recordYearRoundPosition*1896–1988See Tunisia national football team 1992Did not qualify 1996 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 5 2000Did not qualify 2004 Group stage 12th 3 1 1 1 4 5 2008Did not qualify 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028To be determined 2032Total Group stage 2/7 6 1 2 3 5 10
African Games African Games recordYearRoundPosition*1965–1987See Tunisia national football team 1991 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 7 2 1995 Did not qualify 1999 2003 2007 Third Place 3rd 5 2 2 1 4 3 2011Did not qualify 2015Since 2019See Tunisia national under-20 football teamTotalRunners-up2/7 10 5 3 2 11 5
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations U-23 Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundPosition* 2011 Did not qualify 2015Group stage6th310224 2019Did not qualify 2023TotalGroup stage1/4310224
UNAF U-23 Tournament UNAF U-23 Tournament recordYearRoundPosition* 2006Fourth Place4th 2007Runners-up2nd 2010Did not enter 2011 2015CancelledTotalRunners-up2/4
Honours African Games Runners up (1): 1991 Third Place (1): 2007 UNAF U-23 Tournament Runners up (1): 2007 Maurice Revello Tournament Runners up (1): 2026
See also Tunisia national football team Tunisia A' national football team Tunisia national under-20 football team Tunisia national under-18 football team Tunisia national under-17 football team Tunisia national under-15 football team
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