Noureddine Diwa

Noureddine Ben Yahmed (26 February 1937 – 20 April 2020), He was nicknamed Diwa as a distortion of the Tunisian Arabic word doua which means "dilettante spirit". He was also nicknamed the Tunisian Kopa, and the French newspaper L'Équipe nicknamed him "Petit Kopa" (little Kopa), in reference to Real Madrid player Raymond Kopa. Diwa died on 20 April 2020 at the age of 83. He was buried the next day at the Jellaz Cemetery in Tunis. He won the 1952 and 1953 junior league with Stade Tunisien. Between 1955 and 1962, Diwa played for the Stade Tunisien senior team for seven seasons, making 144 appearances and scoring 96 goals. He helped Stade Tunisien reach the Tunisian National Championship, He was part of the Stade Tunisien team that won the 1956–57 Tunisian National Championship, and the National Championships in 1960–61 and 1961–62.

In 1957, he was interested in playing for French team Le Havre, but did not make the move. During that time, he won the 1969–70 Tunisian National Championship, It was Tunisia's first appearance in the football event at the Olympics. He played in their group stage matches against Poland, Argentina and Denmark.

After retiring as a player, Diwa was a coach at AS Djerba in 1972, Espérance in 1974, CS Chebba from 1978 to 1980, and Stade Tunisien in 1981.

Honours Stade Tunesien Tunisian National Championship: 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62 Tunisian Cup: 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962

Espérance Tunisian National Championship: 1969–70 Tunisian Cup: runner-up 1969