First quarter-final return of the African Champions League and first turn of events! Considered one of the favorites for the title, Espérance Tunis was eliminated by ES Sétif this Friday in Radès. However, on favorable ballot after the 0-0 brought back from Algeria in the first leg, the Sang et Or were surprised 1-0 at home and left the competition prematurely.
Launched in the back of the defense, the Algerian international Abdelmoumene Djabou, who notably participated in the 2014 World Cup, scored the only goal of the game (21e) against Tunisians who will have a lot of regrets. Radhi Jaïdi’s men indeed had a multitude of chances to score, but they came up against a raging Khedaira in the opposing goal, which disgusted the local attackers. When this was not the case, the post, the crossbar and a goal disallowed for offside came to annoy the Esperantists in the second half.
Result: a new disillusionment on the African scene for the EST. For its part, Sétif qualifies for its first UCL semi-final in four years and will challenge the winner of the double confrontation between Al Ahly and Raja Casablanca (2-1 in the first leg).
Goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal Abdelmoumen Djabou on a superb assist from Benayad pic.twitter.com/bHVUMcwb1T
— Chebli Ishaq (@IshaqChebli) April 22, 2022
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The starting 11s are out for the quarter-finals second-leg clash in Tunisia!#TotalEnergiesCAFCL | #ESTESS pic.twitter.com/phtjy9QJSk
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