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Football is the most popular sport in Tunisia . The most watched sports in Tunisia are football, handball , basketball , volleyball , tennis , and rugby union .[1] [2] [3]
Sport is encouraged in school, and local sports clubs receive financial support from the local governments.[4] [5] [6] [7] [2]
The national stadium is the Stade Olympique de Radès .
[ edit ] Stade Olympique de Radès
Football is the most popular sport in Tunisia. The Tunisia national football team , also known as "The Eagles of Carthage" , won the 2004 African Cup of Nations (CAN) which was held in Tunisia.[8] 2005 Confederations Cup which was held in Germany, but they could not go beyond the first round. The Eagles of Carthage have participated in 6 FIFA World Cup Championships.
The Premier Football League is the "Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 " . The main clubs are Espérance Sportive de Tunis , Club Africain , Club Sportif Sfaxien and Étoile du Sahel .[9] 2007 FIFA Club World Cup and reached the semi-final match, in which it was eliminated by Boca Juniors from Argentina.
Handball
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Handball is the second most popular sport in Tunisia. The Tunisia men's national handball team has participated in Handball World Championships. In 2005, Tunisia held the 2005 Handball World Championship, and they came fourth. The national league consists of about 12 teams, with Etoile du Sahel and Espérance Sportive de Tunis dominating. The Tunisian national handball team won the African Cup 10 times. The Tunisians won the 2012 African Cup in Morocco for the 2nd Consecutive time and it is the 9th title at all by defeating Algeria in the final, the last time tunisia won the African Cup was in 2018 against Egypt .
Basketball
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Tunisia won the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship , a title rarely won by North African nations.[10]
Beach volleyball
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Tunisia featured a men's national team in beach volleyball that competed at the 2018–2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup .[11]
Cycling
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Cycling is a recreational sport, with the Tour De Tunisia , being the main annual competition of Cycling in Tunisia.
Rugby union
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Rugby union is mostly played in the north of Tunisia. They are currently ranked 44th in the men's rankings.
Tennis
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In tennis , Tunisia holds a tournament called Tunis Open . Tennis is a minor sport in Tunisia.[12] [13] Tunisian Tennis Federation is governing body of sport in Tunisia.[14]
See also
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References
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^ Testa, Alberto; Amara, Mahfoud (25 September 2015). Sport in Islam and in Muslim Communities ISBN 9781317595434 . Retrieved 1 March 2019 – via Google Books.
^ Testa, Alberto; Amara, Mahfoud (25 September 2015). Sport in Islam and in Muslim Communities ISBN 9781317595434 . Retrieved 1 March 2019 – via Google Books.
^ "Tunisia Spurs On Equestrian Sports" . FEI.org . 5 November 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019 .
^ "GENDER & SPORT IN TUNISIA" (PDF) . Gestproject.eu . Retrieved 1 March 2019 .
^ Bedhioufi Hafsi; Abidi Aymen; Kumar Serge Rogert (October 2014). "Publications Violence in sport in Tunisia: the itinerary of a hateful sportization" (PDF) . International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications . 4 ISSN 2250-3153 . Retrieved 1 March 2019 .
^ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations" . 14 February 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^ AfricaNews (11 January 2019). "Tunisia's Espérance celebrates centenary" . Africanews.com . Retrieved 1 March 2019 .
^ Travel, D. K. (1 June 2016). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Tunisia ISBN 9780241249154 . Retrieved 1 March 2019 – via Google Books.
^ "Continental Cup Finals start in Africa" . FIVB . Retrieved 7 August 2021 .
^ "Tunisia: Wimbledon star Ons Jabeur should be made ambassador" . Independent.co.uk
^ "Ons Jabeur brings Tunisian tennis to the brink of history" . TheGuardian.com
^ "Tennis: In Tunisia, the exciting Ons Jabeur effect" . Le Monde.fr . 3 June 2022.
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