Etoile Du Sahel Name Travelling Squad for Arab Contractors Clash

Tunisian giants Etoile du Sahel have revealed the travelling squad to Egypt for their African Confederation Cup first round fixture scheduled for Tuesday.

The Pearl of the Coast will travel without their head coach Jorvan Vieira after he tested positive of the coronavirus.

Etoile du Sahel’s opponents Arab Contractors will also be without coach Imad Al-Nahhas after he was confirmed to be infected with the deadly virus.

Arab Contractors qualified for the first round of the Confederation Cup after beating Arta Solar7 of Djibouti 10-1 on aggregate in the preliminary round.

Both teams met for the last time in the continental championships two decades ago where they tied 2-2 at the Arab Contractors Stadium in the first leg with Etoile winning the second leg with two unanswered goals.

Contractors last made an African appearance in 2005 when they failed to progress beyond the group stage of the Confederation Cup.

Etoile are the only club to have won all five current and former Confederation of African Football competitions namely the Champions League, Confederation Cup, Super Cup, African Cup Winners Cup and CAF Cup.

Etoile du Sahel’s travelling squad:

Goalkeepers: Rami Gabsi, Walid Kridene, and Ayman El-Mathlouthi.

Defenders: Abdelrazek Bouazra, Mohamed Konaté, Saddam Ben Aziza, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Wajdi Kechrida, and Ghofrane Naouali.

Midfielders: Yassine Chikhaoui, Salim Boukhenchouche, Malek Baayou, Mohamed Amine Ben Amor, Darwin González, Abdallah Dagou, Fraj Kayramani, and Osama Obeid.