{"id":222460,"date":"2026-01-09T23:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/tunisian-athletes-abdi-jaouadi-masghouni-tissaoui-and-tlili-named-top-athletes-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T23:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:17:18","slug":"tunisian-athletes-abdi-jaouadi-masghouni-tissaoui-and-tlili-named-top-athletes-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/tunisian-athletes-abdi-jaouadi-masghouni-tissaoui-and-tlili-named-top-athletes-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisian Athletes Abdi, Jaouadi, Masghouni, Tissaoui and Tlili Named Top Athletes of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"31\">Tunis, Jan 8 \u2014 Ali Abdi, Ahmed Jaouadi, Wafa Masghouni, Amenallah Tissaoui and Raoua Tlili have been named Tunisia&#8217;s top athletes of 2025 in the annual poll conducted by Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) news agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"31\">The results were announced on Thursday at the headquarters of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) during a roundtable meeting on &#8220;Investing in Sports Infrastructure for Higher competitiveness&#8221;, organised by TAP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"34\">International footballer Ali Abdi was awarded best male footballer of the year with 466 points, narrowly ahead of Hannibal Mejbri, who finished second with 458 points. Montassar Talbi secured third place with 341 points.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.outer-ad-container.adsense-outer-ad-container.adsense-responsive-outer-ad-container.responsive-aans-view-a-container--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"32\">In the overall best male athlete category, swimmer Ahmed Jaouadi claimed first place with 492 points, followed by taekwondo athlete Khalil Jendoubi with 435 points and fencer Far\u00e8s Ferjani with 328 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><br \/>\nFollow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaIdDi8Bqbr263erhw1K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/allafrica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> for the latest headlines<br \/>\n  <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"26\">Taekwondo prodigy Wafa Masghouni was voted best female athlete, amassing 454 points, ahead of p\u00e9tanque player Mouna B\u00e9ji (350 points) and rower Khadija Krimi (330 points).<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"28\">In the male Paralympic athlete category, Amenallah Tissaoui emerged victorious with 342 points. Walid Ktila placed second with 271 points, while Yassine Gharbi came third with 213 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"29\">Raoua Tlili was once again crowned best female Paralympic athlete, receiving 445 points, followed by Maroua Brahmi in second place (313 points) and Raja Jebabli in third (246 points).<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"25\">The poll was conducted with the participation of 90 sports journalists, 15 Ligue 1 club coaches and 24 technical directors from various national sports federations.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.outer-ad-container.adsense-outer-ad-container.adsense-responsive-outer-ad-container.responsive-aans-view-b-container--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"5\">List of 2025 award winners<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"3\">Best male footballer:<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"5\">Ali Abdi &#8211; 466 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"5\">Hannibal Mejbri &#8211; 458 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"5\">Montassar Talbi &#8211; 341 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"3\">Best male athlete:<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"6\">Ahmed Jaouadi (swimming) &#8211; 492 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"6\">Khalil Jendoubi (taekwondo) &#8211; 435 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"6\">Far\u00e8s Ferjani (fencing) &#8211; 328 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"3\">Best female athlete:<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"6\">Wafa Masghouni (taekwondo) &#8211; 454 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"6\">Mouna B\u00e9ji (p\u00e9tanque) &#8211; 350 points<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"6\">Khadija Krimi (rowing) &#8211; 330 points<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup inread collapse w-background w-background-color blue\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-campaign=\"Newsletter Signup InRead English v1\">\n<div class=\"inread-container\">\n<div class=\"row body\">\n<div class=\"col-tn-12\">\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"cta\">\n<h4 class=\"cta-title\">Sign up for free AllAfrica Newsletters<\/h4>\n<p class=\"cta-text\">Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row messages\">\n<div class=\"col-tn-12\">\n<div class=\"message success alert alert-success\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<h4>\n          <i class=\"fa fa-check-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n          Success!<br \/>\n        <\/h4>\n<p>Almost finished&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We need to confirm your email address.<\/p>\n<p>To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"message error generic-error alert alert-danger\" role=\"alert\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<h4>\n          <i class=\"fa fa-exclamation-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n          Error!<br \/>\n        <\/h4>\n<p>There was a problem processing your submission. 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