Tunis: Ali Abdi, Ahmed Jaouadi, Wafa Masghouni, Amenallah Tissaoui, and Raoua Tlili have been named Tunisia's top athletes of 2025 in the annual poll conducted by Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) news agency. The results were announced on Thursday at the headquarters of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) during a roundtable meeting on "Investing in Sports Infrastructure for Higher Competitiveness", organised by TAP.
According to Agence Tunis Afrique Presse - English, international footballer Ali Abdi was awarded the best male footballer of the year with 466 points, narrowly ahead of Hannibal Mejbri, who finished second with 458 points. Montassar Talbi secured third place with 341 points. In the overall best male athlete category, swimmer Ahmed Jaouadi claimed first place with 492 points, followed by taekwondo athlete Khalil Jendoubi with 435 points and fencer Far¨s Ferjani with 328 points.
Taekwondo athlete Wafa Masghouni was voted best female athlete, amassing 454 points, ahead of p©tanque player Mouna B©ji with 350 points and rower Khadija Krimi with 330 points.
In the male Paralympic athlete category, Amenallah Tissaoui emerged victorious with 342 points. Walid Ktila placed second with 271 points, while Yassine Gharbi came third with 213 points. Raoua Tlili was once again crowned best female Paralympic athlete, receiving 445 points, followed by Maroua Brahmi in second place with 313 points and Raja Jebabli in third with 246 points.
The poll was conducted with the participation of 90 sports journalists, 15 Ligue 1 club coaches, and 24 technical directors from various national sports federations.