At the time of its creation, the installation is named Hall of 7 November, the date that Zine El Abidine Ben Ali assumed the Presidency on 7 November 1987 in a bloodless coup d'état that ousted President Habib Bourguiba.

It was expanded in 2014 to 17,000 spectators, and reopened in July 2015; it hosted all the matches of the AfroBasket 2015.

[citation needed] On 30 June 2017, FIBA Africa announced that Tunisia and Senegal would host the AfroBasket 2017.

[2] In fact, the hall hosted 20 of the 32 matches of the tournament.

[citation needed] It hosted also 25 of the 52 matches of the 2020 African Men's Handball Championship.