He competed for Tunisia in the 1984 African Championships held in Rabat, Morocco in the pole vault finishing in the bronze medal position with a performance of 4.40 m. At the following years African Championships held in Cairo, Egypt he improved this 4m60 enough to win the gold. A feat he repeated at both the 1987 African Games held in Nairobi, Kenya and 1988 African Championships held in Annaba, Algeria with vaults of 4.90 m and 4.85 m respectively.