Mouna Chebbah (born 8 July 1982) is a Tunisian

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er for

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and the Tunisian national team. She was also a member of Danish club

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from 1 July 2010 until June 2014. In the summer of 2016 she signed with French handball club

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Career

National team

She participated in the 2009 World Championship in China, where Tunisia placed 14th, and Chebbah was among the top ten goal scorers. Chebbah played the final of the 2010 Africa Nations Championship, where Tunisia lost against Angola. She was voted best player of the tournament. In 2011 she participated in the

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in Brazil, where the Tunisian team placed 18th. At the

2012 African Women's Handball Championship The 2012 African Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, organized by the African Handball Confederation. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held in Salé, Morocco between 11 ...

in Morocco, where Tunisia placed second behind

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, Chebbah was selected to the All-Tournament Team, and was voted the best player of the championship. She participated in the

2013 World Women's Handball Championship The 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, the 21st event hosted by the International Handball Federation (IHF), was held in Serbia from 6 to 22 December 2013.2014 African Women's Handball Championship, she won a gold medal with the Tunisian team, which defeated DR Congo in the final. At the

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in Denmark, Chebbah was among the top ten goal scorers, while Tunisia placed 21st in the championship.

Club career

Mouna Chebbah played three seasons for French club Besançon before transferring to Team Esbjerg of the Danish league. During her two years with Esbjerg, she was chosen ''Best Player of the Season'' twice. She was also voted best playmaker of the league and was part of the All Star Team for the 2009/10 season. In May 2010 Chebbah signed a three-year contract with

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chebbah, Mouna 1982 births Living people Tunisian female handball players People from Mahdia Tunisian expatriate handball players Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France Yalıkavak SK players Team Esbjerg players Viborg HK players Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate handball players in France Expatriate handball players in Turkey Expatriate handball players in Denmark