Club Africain, commonly known simply as CA, is a professional football club based in Tunis, Tunisia. The club competes in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, the top tier of Tunisian football, and is one of the country's most successful and historic clubs. This unofficial Club Africain flag (Arabic: العلم غير الرسمي للنادي الإفريقي; French: drapeau non officiel du Club Africain) features the club's official emblem placed on a red-and-white horizontally striped background, a design inspired by the club's traditional colors and iconic visual identity.
| Flag Proportion: | 3:5 (standard flag ratio) |
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| Flag Format: | Animated GIF (25-frame loop) |
| Flag Usage: | Fan-made / unofficial digital flag |
The Club Africain logo is based on a shield with curved sides and a pointed base, a shape traditionally associated with strength, defense, and sporting heritage. The shield is covered with horizontal red-and-white stripes, directly reflecting the national colors of Tunisia and symbolizing patriotism and national belonging. Across the upper section of the shield is a red ribbon bearing the club's Arabic name, "النادي الإفريقي", affirming its local cultural identity. Beneath the ribbon is the founding year "1920", marking the establishment of the club in the Bab Jdid neighborhood of Tunis. At the center of the shield is a white intertwined "CA" monogram, representing Club Africain and deriving from the club's French name. The distinctive styling of the letters has also historically been associated with a stylized interpretation of the crescent and star found on the Tunisian national flag. The combination of the shield, red-and-white stripes, Arabic calligraphy, founding year, and central monogram creates an emblem that connects Club Africain's sporting identity with Tunisia's national colors, local cultural heritage, and long-standing history in Tunis.
| Team name: | Club Africain |
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| Team nicknames: | El Ghalia (The Beloved), Al-Afriqi (The African) |
| Team abbreviation: | CA |
| Founded: | 1920 |
| Location: | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Stadium: | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium |
| Capacity: | 65,000 |
| League: | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 |
| Team Colors: | Red and white |
| Championships: | 14 |
| Mascots: | - |
