[2] Roger Lemerre held the position for the longest to date with a tenure of six years leading the team in 67 matches, more than any other manager in Tunisia's history.
Montasser Louhichi was appointed temporarily on 26 January for two friendly matches in June and the third and fourth matchdays of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification,[5] and then Faouzi Benzarti was appointed on 1 July, the fourth time he had taken over the task in his career,[6] leading the team in four matches of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification after two wins, a draw and a defeat, he resigned from his position and was replaced by his assistant Kais Yaâkoubi temporarily on 5 November,[7][8] leading the team during the fifth and sixth days of the Afcon qualifiers, where he led the team to qualify after a win and a defeat.
The Tunisia manager's role means he has sole responsibility for all on-the-field elements of the Tunisian team.
However, the Tunisian Football Federation agreed to Henryk Kasperczak's proposal in 2015 to appoint Frenchman Patrick Hesse to the team.
Every time this process is subject to controversy because the committee includes former coaches who did not succeed with the national team, such as Youssef Zouaoui and Mokhtar Tlili.