Tunisian Professional Football League: Club Africain Maintains Lead with Valuable Draw
The Club Africain team has secured a valuable draw against CS Sfaxien (1-1) on Sunday at the Taïeb Mhiri stadium, in the highly anticipated match of the 20th day of the Tunisian Professional Football League.
Match Highlights
The Sfaxiens opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a penalty converted by Hichem Baccar, following a balanced start to the match. However, the Clubistes, more enterprising after the break, eventually reaped the rewards of their dominance by equalizing late in the game. Sadok Kaddida leveled the score at 86 minutes with a header, following a poorly cleared ball by goalkeeper Aymen Dahmène.
League Standings
This result allows Faouzi Benzarti's men to consolidate their lead with 42 points, maintaining a two-point advantage over Espérance de Tunis, who have two games in hand due to their continental commitments. CS Sfaxien remains in 4th place with 36 points, two points behind the podium.
Other Matches
At the Zouiten stadium, JS Omrane achieved a good result by defeating ES Metlaoui (2-1). The locals quickly took advantage of Eric Kouassi's expulsion in the 4th minute to gain the upper hand. Ouday Belhaj opened the scoring in the 29th minute, before Bilel Mgannem extended the lead five minutes later. ES Metlaoui reduced the deficit in the second half through Oussema Bahri (58th minute), but failed to reverse the trend.
Thanks to this victory, JS Omrane climbs to 9th place with 25 points, one point behind their opponent of the day. In Bizerte, CA Bizertin also found their way back to victory by dominating US Ben Guerdane (1-0). The liberating goal was scored in the final minutes by Momar Diop (88th minute). This is an important success for the Cabistes, who bring their total to 23 points and take distance from the red zone, while USBG remains 10th with 24 points.
Weekend Results
The day had started on Saturday with the victories of Etoile du Sahel against US Monastir (1-0), Olympique de Béja against AS Soliman (1-0), AS Gabès in Zarzis (1-0), and JS Kairouan on the ground of AS Marsa (2-1). The match between Espérance de Tunis and Stade Tunisien has been postponed to a later date.
Sunday's Matches
- JS Omrane 2 - ES Metlaoui 1 (Ouday Belhaj 29', Bilel Mgannem 34' - Oussema Bahri 58')
- CA Bizertin 1 - US Ben Guerdane 0 (Momar Diop 88')
- CS Sfaxien 1 - Club Africain 1 (Hichem Baccar 14' pen - Sadok Kaddida 86')
Saturday's Matches
- AS Marsa 1 - JS Kairouan 2 (Victorino Polaco 85' - Youssef Azib 44', Ghislain Mounguidé 63')
- Olympique Béja 1 - AS Soliman 0 (Islem Chalghoumi 80')
- Etoile du Sahel 1 - US Monastir 0 (Rayane Anane 18')
- ES Zarzis 0 - AS Gabès 1 (Nassim Khedher 28')
Note: The match between Espérance de Tunis and Stade Tunisien will be scheduled at a later date. Read also: Ligue 1 - 20th day - CA: Incarnate its leadership
