Marouan Kechrid is a 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...

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French people

The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 basketball player currently playing for IR Tanger

IR Tanger

IR Tanger is a Moroccan football club based in Tangier.The club was founded in 1983. They play their home games at Stade Ibn Batouta after been in Stade de Marchan.-Achievements:*Moroccan Championship: 0*Moroccan League Second Division: 1...

 in the Moroccan Basketball League after spending the first five years of his career with Tunisian side Kairouan JS.

Kechrid 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...

 that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship

FIBA World Championship

The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...

. Kechrid averaged 9.8 PPG and 1.9 RPG for the Tunisians during the tournament. He also competed for the Tunisians in the 2005

FIBA Africa Championship 2005

The FIBA Africa Championship 2005 was hosted by Algeria from August 15 to August 24, 2005. The games were played in Algiers. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to Africa for the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan...

 and 2007 FIBA Africa Championship.