Tunisia's Sports

Tunis, December, 25, 2008- Following an annual forum organized by the daily Le Renouveau, swimmer Oussama Mellouli was unanimously elected by the 133 Tunisian sports journalists present as the best Tunisian sportsman in 2008.
It is the third time (2003, 2004) Mellouli wins the distinction; he precedes respectively the Taekwondo athlete Khaoula Ben ...

Tunis, December 6, 2008- Led by the Olympic gold medallist, Oussama Mellouli, Tunisia has won with flying colors the ninth African Swimming Championships which were held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from December 1 to 6, 2008 .
The Tunisian team reaped 30 medals in all, including 13 gold medals, 7 silver medals and ...

Tunis, December 2, 2008- With one million inhabitants, the city of Sfax will soon have its own Olympic sport city. The project which will sprawl over some 42 hectares, is situated 11 kilometres from the city centre.
The project which is still at the stage of the call for tenders, is estimated at ...

Tunis, December 1, 2008- One of the world’s leading swimming magazines, Swimming World, has elected the Tunisian Olympic gold medallist Oussama Mellouli as the best African swimmer of the year.
Twenty five media and international experts were selected in September 2008 to designate and elect the top 5 world and continental swimmers.
Apart ...

Tunis, November 26, 2008- The kick off for a friendly match opposing Tunisia to Holland, will take place at 20:30, on February 11,2009, at the Rades Stadium near Tunis.
The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Tunisian Football Federation, at the federation’s headquarters in Tunis.
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Tunis, November 18, 2008- The Tunisian national handball team which has recently won the Qatar International Handball Tournament which was held from October 30 to November 2, in Doha, is actively preparing for the 2009 World Championship scheduled to take place from January 16 to February 1, 2009, in Croatia.
The preparation program ...

Tunis, November 14, 2008- Tunisia’s coach Umberto Coelho has picked the 22 men squad in preparation for the friendly game against Ghana on November 19 in Accra. The game is in preparation for the FIFA 2010 World Cup/ African Nations Cup.
In a last minute move, Coelho announced that Khaled Zairi will replace Radhi Jaidi, who ...