Bilel Ifa (; born 9 March 1990) is a Tunisian professional

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who plays as a

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for Iraqi club

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and the Tunisia national team.

Career

Born in

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, Ifa has played club football for

Club Africain Club Africain (), known as CA for short, is a Tunisian professional football club based in Tunis. The club was founded in 1920 and its colours are red and white. Their home stadium, Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, has a capacity of 60,000 spectators. ...

. On 12 January 2022, Ifa joined Saudi Arabian club

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. On 1 September 2022, Ifa joined

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on a one-year deal. He made his international debut for

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in 2008.

References

1990 births Living people People from Aryanah Tunisian men's footballers Tunisian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Tunisia men's international footballers 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Club Africain players Abha Club players Kuwait SC players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Saudi Pro League players Kuwait Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Erbil SC players Al-Shabab SC (Kuwait) players Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Iraq Stars League players {{Tunisia-footy-defender-stub