In early June 2009, he signed a three-year contract with the Tunisian men's national team. After three weeks of preparation, he obtained with Tunisia the 3rd place at the Mediterranean Games. In February 2010, he won the African Nations Championship in Cairo by beating the Egyptian team in the final with a score of 24–21. Title which he kept two years later, having Algeria 23–20 in the final of the 2012 edition which allowed him to qualify for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Finally, at the 2012 Olympics, he narrowly lost to Croatia in the quarterfinals. He qualified with the Tunisian team to the round of 16 of the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship in Spain after a good performance by beating the team of Germany 25–23 in the first round.