The Tunisia A' national football team (), is the local national team that has represented Tunisia in football, since it played its first match on 30 March 2008 against Libya, which ended in a 1–1 draw. It is a member team of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (Continental) supervised by the Tunisian Football Federation, which was established on 29 March 1957, after Tunisia’s independence from France on 20 March 1956. The Tunisian national team is nicknamed the Carthage Eagles. The team’s colors are red and white similar to the colors of the flag. Tunisia, and its symbol is the merciful punishment. The Tunisian national football team is only open to Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players. The team won the African Nations Championship in the 2011 edition, which was held in Sudan.