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National under-17 association football team representing Tunisia
The Tunisia national under-17 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for players aged 17 or under. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia . On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa , and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country. Mohamed Amine Naffati is the current head coach.[ 1]
The Tunisian national team qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup four times in 1993 , 2007 , 2013 and 2025 , reaching the round of 16 in 2007 and 2013. The team also qualified for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations four times in 1995 , 2007 , 2013 and 2025 , the best achievement was reaching third place in 2013. The team participated twice in the Arab Cup U-17 in 2012 and 2022 , they won the title in the first participation after defeating Iraq in the final. Tunisia U-17 team is one of the most successful teams in UNAF , the team participated in the UNAF U-17 Tournament twenty-one times, having won the title four times in 2008 , 2009 , 2012 and 2017 , it has also finished second three times and third place twice. At the under-16 level, the team participated three times in the UNAF U-16 Tournament , winning the title twice in 2009 and 2026 and finishing second in 2015 .
Competitive records [ edit ] Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. FIFA U-17 World Cup [ edit ] U-17 Africa Cup of Nations [ edit ] UNAF U-17 Tournament [ edit ]
UNAF U-17 Tournament record
Year
Round
Position
2006 Runners-up
2nd
2
0
2
0
0
0
2007 Runners-up
2nd
3
2
0
1
0
0
2008 Champions 1st
3
2
1
0
7
2
2008 Fourth Place
4th
4
1
1
2
3
4
2009 Group stage
5th
2
0
1
1
0
1
2009 Champions 1st
2
0
2
0
2
2
2010 Runners-up
2nd
3
1
1
1
3
3
2011 Fourth Place
4th
2
0
2
0
0
0
2012 Third Place
3rd
2
0
1
1
1
2
2012 Champions 1st
2
1
1
0
8
6
2014 Third Place
3rd
2
1
0
1
3
4
2015 Runners-up
2nd
2
0
2
0
2
2
2016 Runners-up
2nd
3
1
2
0
5
3
2017 Champions 1st
4
1
1
1
4
2
2018 Third Place
3rd
3
1
0
2
1
3
2018 Third Place
3rd
3
2
0
1
5
5
2021 Runners-up
2nd
2
1
1
0
2
1
2022 Third Place
3rd
4
2
0
2
7
6
2022
Fourth Place
4th
3
1
0
2
4
7
2024
Fourth Place
4th
4
0
3
1
4
5
2024
Third Place
3rd
4
2
1
1
7
6
2026
To be determined
Total
4 Titles
21/21
59
19
22
17
68
64
UNAF U-16 Tournament [ edit ]
UNAF U-16 Tournament record
Year
Round
Position
2009 Champions 1st
2
0
2
0
2
2
2015 Runners-up
2nd
2
1
1
0
4
2
2026 Champions 1st
3
3
0
0
9
3
Total
2 Titles
3/3
7
4
3
0
15
7
2013 Champions (1) : 2012 Champions (4) : 2008 , 2009 , 2012 , 2017 2006 , 2007 , 2010 , 2015 , 2016 , 2021 2012 , 2014 , 2018 , 2018 , 2022 , 2024 Champions : 2009 , 2026 2015
National teams
League system
Domestic cups
Organizations Rivalries َAwards Lists
Venues Records and statistics
Team Individual Competitive record
Goals Results Official competitions
FIFA World Cup Africa Cup of Nations Arab Cup / FIFA Arab Cup African Nations Championship FIFA Confederations Cup
Other Cup's tournaments Games's tournaments Noted rivalries
Algeria Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Egypt Equatorial Guinea
Ghana
Mali
Morocco
Nigeria
Senegal Other TFF teams
Tunisia 0–1 Algeria 
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2011
2026
2027
Third Place (1): 2013
Champions (1): 2012
Runners-up (6): 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2021
