Radhouane Slimane
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Radhouane Slimane (born August 16, 1980) is a Tunisia
n basketball player currently playing for Al-Nasr SC in the United Arab Emirates Basketball League. Slimane has played for several teams in his ten-year basketball career, including stops in Portugal
, Saudi Arabia
, the United Arab Emirates
, and his native Tunisia
. He is known for his rough, physical style of play.
Slimane is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team
and made his most recent appearance at the 2010 FIBA World Championship
. Prior to that, he competed at the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship before having a fallout with the Tunisian Federation. Shortly before the 2010 World Championship, he made amends with the Federation and joined the team in Turkey
.
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n basketball player currently playing for Al-Nasr SC in the United Arab Emirates Basketball League. Slimane has played for several teams in his ten-year basketball career, including stops in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, and his native Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
. He is known for his rough, physical style of play.
Slimane is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team
Tunisia national basketball team
Tunisia national basketball team is the national basketball team of Tunisia. To date, they have 18 appearances at the FIBA Africa Championship, ranking them behind only traditional African powers Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, and Egypt in total appearances. In 2011 they won their first ever FIBA Africa...
and made his most recent appearance at the 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
. Prior to that, he competed at the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship before having a fallout with the Tunisian Federation. Shortly before the 2010 World Championship, he made amends with the Federation and joined the team in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.