Tunisia: the new North African home of ice hockey? With its beaches and year-round sun, Tunisia is not the most obvious home for the winter sport of ice hockey. Ayed hopes that the Tunisian Ice Hockey Association -- which is registered in France -- can now become a legal entity in the North African country. - Olympic ice rink -The dream, he says, is to see Tunisia become "an affiliated member of the International Ice Hockey Federation" with its own Olympic ice rink. Amine Fahem, captain of the Tunisian national ice hockey team, with the African Ice Hockey Championship trophy ©Fethi Belaid (AFP)Tunisan ice hockey players (from L) Mehdi Belhassen, Vincent Elbaze, Nathan Benmessaoud, Amine el-Fahem, Ihab Fahem and James Hedhli with the African Ice Hockey Championship trophy ©Fethi Belaid (AFP)Ihab Ayed (C), President of the Tunisian Ice Hockey Association, poses with members of the Tunisian national ice hockey team in 2014 ©Bertrand Guay (AFP/File)

Source: The North Africa Journal August 15, 2016 04:52 UTC