US Tataouine

Union de Tataouine
Full name	Union Sportive de Tataouine
Nickname(s)	Desert Lions/Desert Storm
Founded	1996
Ground	Nejib Khattab Stadium; Tataouine, Tunisia
Chairman	Akerma Wadhen
Manager	Wajdi Bouazzi
League	Professional League 1
2022–23	8th of 16

Union Sportive de Tataouine (Arabic: الاتحاد الرياضي بتطاوين), known as US Tataouine or simply UST for short, is a Tunisian^[1] football club based in Tataouine. The club was founded in 1996, after the merge of the two biggest football clubs in the city (Tataouine Sportive 1947 and Jeunesse Sportive Rogba 1976), and its colours red and blue. Their home stadium, Nejib Khattab Stadium, has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 2 March 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	TUN	Iheb Khefacha (On loan from US Monastir until 30 June 2024)^[2]
3	DF	TUN	Ghassen Mahersi (On loan from Espérance Sportive de Tunis until 30 June 2024)^[3]
4	DF	TUN	Rami Affes
5	DF	TUN	Mohamed Amine Mourou
6	MF	TUN	Kouni Khalfa (Captain)
7	MF	MLI	Moussa Sissoko
8	MF	TUN	Mohamed Ali Hosni
9	FW	CIV	Fabien Winley
10	MF	TUN	Ghassen Khelfa
11	FW	TUN	Ahmed Hadhri
12	FW	TUN	Helmi Assidy
13	GK	TUN	Yassine Bguir


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	SEN	Abdou Aziz Diaw
17	FW	SEN	Mohamed Diouf
18	FW	TUN	Moemen Rahmani (On loan from Abu Salem SC until 30 June 2024)^[4]
21	MF	MLI	Namory Sangaré
22	DF	TUN	Hazem Ben Hamed Mounadi
23	MF	TUN	Adem Boulila
25	MF	TUN	Mohamed Jemai
27	MF	FRA	Aymen Ben Achour
28	MF	TUN	Wael Chaieb
29	FW	TUN	Zied Ounalli
31	MF	TUN	Wajih Laouani
32	GK	TUN	Abdelkader Ayadi
33	GK	TUN	Hamza Ghanmi (On loan from Espérance Sportive de Tunis until 30 June 2024)^[5]
35	DF	TUN	Rafik Mednini (Vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	TUN	Charaf Guezmir
—	DF	TUN	Bilel Mgannem
—	DF	TUN	Mohamed Amine Hentach
—	MF	COD	Muyadi Gedeon
—	FW	TUN	Seifallah Gafsi
—	FW	TUN	Ilyes Meftah
—	FW	GUI	Telly Camara

References[edit]

^ "US Tataouine". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Iheb Khefacha (US Tataouine) - Career Stats - Flashscore.com". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
^ "Tunisia - G. Mahersi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
^ "Moumen Rahmani (US Tataouine) - Career Stats - Flashscore.com". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
^ "Tunisia - H. Ghanmi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 25 February 2024.

External links[edit]

Team profile on Soccerway

[1] "US Tataouine". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[2] "Iheb Khefacha (US Tataouine) - Career Stats - Flashscore.com". Retrieved 25 February 2024.

[3] "Tunisia - G. Mahersi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 25 February 2024.

[4] "Moumen Rahmani (US Tataouine) - Career Stats - Flashscore.com". Retrieved 25 February 2024.

[5] "Tunisia - H. Ghanmi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 25 February 2024.

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