History
It was in July 1945 that the ancestor of the COT, En-Najah Sports was created through a group formed around Mustapha Achour and include the cyclist Jilani Ben Othman and sports director Belhassen Chaar. The club merged with El Hilal Sports du Den-Den (EHSDD) to form the "Club Olympique Tunisien" (Tunisian Olympic Club) in 1960. The latter merges with the "Association sportive des traminots" (Sports Association of traminots) to form on 29 June 1966, the Club Olympique des Transports.
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