Anis Ben Slimane Makes His Mark
La Presse — When he's not scoring, Norwich City's Anis Ben Slimane is serving his teammates perfectly... Coming on in the 62nd minute during the 1/16th finals of the English Cup, the Canary Anis Ben Slimane helped Norwich City qualify (3-1) against West Bromwich, thanks to a first decisive pass for Ben Chrisene in the 82nd minute and another more spectacular one for Touré in the 93rd. After a chest control, Ben Slimane brought the ball back with his right foot to make a backward pass with his head towards Touré, who just had to conclude. A beautiful sequence that made the stands erupt with joy. The attacking midfielder has impressive statistics with 4 goals and 5 decisive passes, including 4 in the FA Cup, in 8 matches played in 2026, which saw Norwich City win 7 times. A "Ben Slimane dependence"?
Mejbri and Burnley Eliminated
After his impressive performance against Crystal Palace, Burnley's playmaker Hannibal Mejbri came on late in the 66th minute during the defeat in the English Cup against Mansfield (1-2). However, Mejbri was named in the Premier League Team of the Week for the 26th matchday.
Saad Victorious
It was the 4th consecutive victory for Hanover, the club of Elias Saad, who won against Hertha Berlin (3-2). The left winger played 83 minutes of good quality before being substituted.
Ltaief Falls Short
Another defeat for Greuther Fürth and Seyfallah Ltaief, this time against Kaiserslautern (1-0). Starting the game, Ltaief was substituted out in the 82nd minute. The club is currently last in the Bundesliga 2 standings.
Valery Doubles Up
For his 2nd match with Young Boys of Berne, Yan Valery quickly found his footing. Against Winterthur, the right-back provided two decisive passes in 3 minutes, in the 53rd and 55th minutes of play. This allowed his team to win largely 6-1. The YB of Berne are 6th in the Swiss league. To come back to the right-back Yan Valery, the 26-year-old player was loaned without an option to buy to the Swiss club Young Boys until June 30, 2026, by Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he is under contract until June 30, 2027. His market value is estimated at 1.3 million euros.
Adel Bettaieb Scores
Arges Pitesti's attacker Adel Bettaieb "stepped on the gas" against Petrolul Ploiesti. He opened the scoring in the 38th minute to keep the advantage at halftime. But the result was a defeat (2-1), with a goal conceded after his substitution in the 79th minute.
Khaoui Decisive
In the French Ligue 2, Saïf-Eddine Khaoui, scorer, offered the victory to Red Star at the end of the match against Nancy. A goal signed 6 minutes after his entry into play in the 78th minute. This allowed the Francilians to climb back to 3rd place. 2 goals and 4 decisive passes for Khaoui this season with Red Star.
Bouzamoucha Leader
FC Rouen's central defender Sofyane Bouzamoucha, winner against Châteauroux (2-1), is leading the National Championship (D3) after 20 matchdays. He played the entire game and has only missed one game this season, with an average of 85 minutes per game.
Chouchane Held Back
Coming on in the 75th minute, Samy Chouchane saw Dijon, who was trailing (2-1) against Caen, being caught up (3-3) in the money time. The Burgundy club remains a solid runner-up to FC Rouen and unbeaten for 9 matches.
Lassâad Dridi Runner-Up
Lassâad Dridi is having a great run with Chabab de Constantine. The CS Constantine recently beat Wifak Sétif (2-0) and is now runner-up to the leader, MC Alger.
Sfaxi Scores
In the Iraqi championship, former star Aymen Sfaxi scored a goal in the 48th minute against Al Karma. The result was a draw (1-1). This is the 11th goal for the Tunisian attacker under the colors of Diyala in a year. Recall that the coach of Diyala SC is Yamen Zelfani.
Ayed Shows the Way
In the Libyan Cup, another former star, defensive midfielder Ayoub Ayed, showed the way to success for his Libyan club Swehly SC with a goal in the 48th minute against Al Majd. Result: qualification on penalties (4-3) for Swehly, after a tie (2-2) after extra time. Note that Ayed scored his penalty during the penalty shootout.
Chaâbani and Kouki "Take the Lead"
RS Berkane's coach Mouine Châabani won (3-0) against Rivers United and qualified his Moroccan club for the Champions League quarterfinals. Similarly for the Egyptian club Al Masry and its coach Nabil Kouki, who won against the Zambians of Zesco United (2-0) and passed in extremis to the quarterfinals of the CAF Cup.
Rami Kaib Commits to Halmstad BK
Tunisian international left-back Rami Kaib is staying in Sweden. Loaned to Halmstad BK until December 31, 2025, by IF Elfsborg, the 28-year-old defender has committed definitively to the Swedish club until December 31, 2028. This permanent transfer confirms the mutual trust between Kaieb and his new club, which wants to build an ambitious project in Allsvenskan.
