Club Africain () is a

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

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. The club competes in the

Championnat Pro A The Championnat Pro A, is the highest tier professional basketball league in Tunisia, established in 1956. As the 2024–25 season, the league features 10 teams. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). ES Radès (baske ...

, 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

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Mourad El Mabrouk Mourad El Mabrouk (born 19 October 1986) is a Tunisian professional basketball player for Club Africain of the Championnat Pro A. Professional career El Mabrouk has played with Club Africain in the Tunisian League. In May 2021, he joined US Mon ...

Marouan Kechrid Marouan Kechrid (born 2 June 1981) is a Tunisian-French former basketball player and current coach. After starting his career with JS Kairouan, Kechrid played the majority of his career in Tunisia and won five CNA championships over an eighteen ...

Marouen Lahmar Marouen Lahmar (born 7 February 1982) is a Tunisian former basketball player. Lahmar is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first FIBA World ...

, and Naim Dhifallah.

History

The basketball section of

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. ...

was established in 1956. The team entered the first-level

Championnat National A The Championnat Pro A, is the highest tier professional basketball league in Tunisia, established in 1956. As the 2024–25 season, the league features 10 teams. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). ES Radès is th ...

in the 1979–80 season. Three years later, in 1982, the club won its first trophy when it captured the

Tunisian Cup The Tunisian Cup (), formerly known as Tunisian President Cup (1956–2011), is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition in Football in Tunisia, Tunisian football, organized annually by the Tunisian Football Federati ...

. 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 Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise (), known as JS Kairouan, Chabiba or simply JSK for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Kairouan. The club was founded in 1942 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Hamda Laouani Stadi ...

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 The 2008 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (23rd edition), was an international basketball tournament held in Sousse and Hammam, Tunisia, from December 12 to 21, 2008. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa, and hosted by Étoile Sporti ...

. 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.

Honours

(5 titles): 2003–04, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2024–25 *

Tunisian Basketball Cup The Tunisian Basketball Cup, is the premier knockout basketball competition in Tunisia, established in 1958. The tournament is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). ES Radès and Stade Nabeulien are the record holders for most t ...

(7 titles): 1981–82, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2023–24 *

Tunisian Basketball Super Cup The Tunisian Basketball Super Cup or Champions Trophy, is an annual basketball super cup in Tunisian men's basketball opposing the Championnat Pro A champion to the winner of the Tunisian Cup (or the vice-champion if the champion is also the winner ...

(4 titles): 2003, 2004, 2014, 2023 *

Tunisian Basketball Federation Cup The Tunisian Basketball Federation Cup or FTBB Cup, is an annual basketball cup in Tunisian men's basketball. The tournament is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB) It is contested by the teams that did not qualify for the play- ...

(4 titles): 1995, 1998, 2017, 2018

Players

Current roster

Coaches

References

External links

AfricaBasket.com Team PageClub Africain on Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Club Africain (basketball)) Basketball teams established in 1956 Basketball teams in Tunisia

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...