Tunisia national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage) | |||
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| Association | Tunisian Football Federation | |||
| Other affiliation | UAFA (Arab World) | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Mohamed Amine Naffati | |||
| Home stadium | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | TUN | |||
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| First international | ||||
| Tunisia 0–1 Algeria (Tunis, Tunisia; 24 August 1986) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
| Tunisia 5–1 Ethiopia (Tunis, Tunisia; 6 November 2012) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| Tunisia 0–7 Ghana (Mali; 20 May 1995) | ||||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1993) | |||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2007, 2013) | |||
| U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1995) | |||
| Best result | Third Place (2013) | |||
| Arab Cup U-17 | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2012) | |||
| Best result | Champions (2012) | |||
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.
The Tunisian national team qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup three times: 1993, 2007 and 2013, reaching the round of 16 in the last two participations. 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 2007. The team participated twice in the Arab Cup U-17 in 2012 and 2022. He 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, having won the UNAF U-17 Tournament four times in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2017. It has also finished second six times and third six times as well.
The team qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar.