He specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. Zitouna also competed at the World Cross Country Championships in 1992, 1995, 1996 and 1997. Along with track and cross country running, he also took part in road races in his career.
On the track, Zitouna won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and finished thirteenth at the 1997 World Championships. His personal best time was 27.36.73 minutes, achieved in May 1997 in Hengelo. His best result came in 1996 when he finished thirteenth in the long race and won a silver medal with the Moroccan team He won the 1990 edition of the Giro al Sas 10K in Trento.
