Club Africain (), known as CA for short, is a Tunisian professional

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club based in

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. 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. The club currently plays in the

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. Club Africain, as some of its founding fathers affirm, is the natural extension of the Stade africain (association founded in 1915 and dissolved in

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) of which it retains the colors, the spirit, part of the name as well as a core of players (particularly Mohamed Soudani). Club Africain was the first Tunisian club to win an international trophy, when they won the Maghreb Cup Winners Cup in 1971. Twenty years later, in 1991, Club Africain became the first Tunisian team to win the African Champions League.

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Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Current squad

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Presidents

Rival clubs

* ES Tunis ( Tunis Derby) * Étoile Sportive du Sahel (Rivalry) * CS Sfax (Rivalry) * CA Bizertin (Rivalry) * US Monastir (Rivalry) * Stade Tunisien (Derby) * MC Alger (Rivalry) *

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(Rivalry)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Africain Football clubs in Tunisia Football clubs in Tunis Association football clubs established in 1920 Multi-sport clubs in Tunisia Club Africain CAF Champions League–winning clubs