2020–21 Étoile Sportive du Sahel season

In the 2020–22 season, Étoile Sportive du Sahel is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 66th season, as well as the Tunisian Cup. It is their 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Tunisian football. They are competing in Ligue 1, the Champions League and the Tunisian Cup.

Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2020–21 season
PresidentRidha Charfeddine
Head coachJorvan Vieira
(from 29 November 2020)[1]
(until 11 January 2021)[2]
Lassaad Dridi
(from 14 January 2021)[3]
StadiumStade Olympique de Sousse
Ligue 1Runners–up
Tunisian CupRound of 16
Confederation CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aymen Sfaxi (9 goals)

All:
Souleymane Coulibaly (13 goals)
Highest home attendance0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Lowest home attendance0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Average home league attendance0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

Squad list

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 13 August 2021.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1   GK Aymen Mathlouthi (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 36)   Al-Adalah FC
16   GK Rami Gabsi (1999-07-31)31 July 1999 (aged 21)   ES Hammam-Sousse
  GK Walid Kridene (1996-05-04)4 May 1996 (aged 24)   US Ben Guerdane
Defenders
2   CB Saddam Ben Aziza (1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 29)   AS Gabès
3   LB Ghofrane Naouali (1999-06-15)15 June 1999 (aged 21)   Youth system
4   CB Mohamed Konaté (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 (aged 28)   Nahdat Berkane
5   CB Abdelrazek Bouazra (1998-07-08)8 July 1998 (aged 22)   JS Kairouan
6   RB Wajdi Kechrida (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 25)   Youth system
12   LB Mortadha Ben Ouanes (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 26)   CA Bizertin
13   CB Bahaeddine Sellami (1997-02-06)6 February 1997 (aged 23)   US Ben Guerdane
21   CB Salah Harrabi (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 21)   Youth system
26   RB Jaouhar Ben Hassen (1997-08-15)15 August 1997 (aged 23)   US Ben Guerdane
  CB Ramez Aouani (1999-06-08)8 June 1999 (aged 21)   JS Kairouan
  LB Baligh Jemmali (2000-12-01)1 December 2000 (aged 20)   Youth system
  LB Houssem Souissi (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (aged 21)   JS Kairouan
  RB Houcine Benayada (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 28)   CS Constantine
  RB Anas Sassi (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 22)   JS Kairouan
Midfielders
7   CM Hamza Lahmar (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 30)   Youth system
10   AM Iheb Msakni (1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 32)   Al Ahed FC
14   CM Abdallah Dagou (2000-09-21)21 September 2000 (aged 20)   Youth system
17   AM Yassine Chikhaoui (1986-09-21)21 September 1986 (aged 34)   Al Ahli SC
18   AM Fraj Kayramani (1999-01-22)22 January 1999 (aged 21)   Youth system
19   DM Ayoub Ayed (2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 20)   Youth system
20   DM Malek Baayou (1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (aged 21)   Youth system
25   DM Salim Boukhanchouche (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 29)   Abha Club
29   DM Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 28)   Youth system
  DM Jacques Mbé (1999-06-17)17 June 1999 (aged 21)   Youth system
  DM Mohamed Belhaj Mahmoud (2000-04-24)24 April 2000 (aged 20)   Youth system
  CM Achref Afli (1997-11-06)6 November 1997 (aged 23)   ES Hammam-Sousse
  LM Yassine Amri (1995-08-18)18 August 1995 (aged 25)   Club Africain
  AM Oussama Abid (2002-08-10)10 August 2002 (aged 18)   Youth system
  LM Yosri Hamza (1999-03-02)2 March 1999 (aged 22)   Youth system
Forwards
8   LW Aly Soumah (2000-01-10)10 January 2000 (aged 20)   Youth system
9   ST Souleymane Coulibaly (1994-12-26)26 December 1994 (aged 26)   Partick Thistle
11   ST Redouane Zerdoum (1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (aged 22)   NA Hussein Dey
15   RW Aymen Sfaxi (1995-12-23)23 December 1995 (aged 25)   Stade Tunisien
23   ST Fakhreddine Ouji (1998-07-07)7 July 1998 (aged 22)   Youth system
24   LW Wadhah Zaidi (1998-09-29)29 September 1998 (aged 22)   US Tataouine
30   RW Darwin González (1994-05-20)20 May 1994 (aged 26)   Deportivo La Guaira
  LW Firas Iffia (1997-05-19)19 May 1997 (aged 23)   Olympique Béja
  RW Tayeb Meziani (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 24)   Espérance de Tunis
  RW Zinedine Boutmène (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 20)   NA Hussein Dey

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 26 15 5 6 46 26 +20 057.69 Runners–up 6 December 2020 19 May 2021
Tunisian Cup 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00 Round of 32 Round of 16 6 May 2021 30 May 2021
Confederation Cup 10 5 3 2 12 7 +5 050.00 First round Group stage 22 December 2020 28 April 2021
Total 38 21 8 9 59 34 +25 055.26

Updated to match played 13 August 2021
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Espérance de Tunis (C) 26 19 3 4 37 16 +21 60 Qualification for Champions League
2 Étoile du Sahel 26 15 5 6 46 26 +20 50
3 Union de Ben Guerdane 26 10 11 5 25 16 +9 41 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Avenir de Soliman 26 11 7 8 35 34 +1 40
5 Club Sfaxien 26 10 10 6 29 16 +13 40 Qualification for Confederation Cup as Tunisian Cup winners
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 15 5 6 46 26  +20 50 9 3 1 29 10  +19 6 2 5 17 16  +1

Last updated: 19 May 2021.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2021. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

6 December 2020 Round 1 CA Bizertin 1–2 Étoile du Sahel Bizerte
14:00
  • Aouina   38'
Report
Stadium: Stade Ahmed Bsiri
Attendance: 0 [a]
Referee: Aymen Nasri
12 December 2020 Round 2 Étoile du Sahel 2–0 ES Métlaoui Métlaoui
14:00
Report Stadium: Stade Municipal de Métlaoui
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Sadok Selmi
18 December 2020 Round 3 AS Slimane 2–1 Étoile du Sahel Soliman
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stade municipal
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Naim Hosni
27 December 2020 Round 4 Étoile du Sahel 3–1 US Monastir Hammam Sousse
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mehrez Melki
1 January 2021 Round 5 Espérance de Tunis 2–0 Étoile du Sahel Rades
16:00
Report Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Walid Jeridi
28 February 2021 Round 6 Étoile du Sahel 0–1 CS Sfaxien Hammam Sousse
14:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Youssef Sraïri
9 January 2021 Round 7 Étoile du Sahel 0–0 US Tataouine Hammam Sousse
14:00 Report Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mohamed Fanni
12 January 2021 Round 8 Club Africain 1–1 Étoile du Sahel Rades
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ali Belhadj
24 January 2021 Round 9 Étoile du Sahel 2–0 AS Rejiche Hammam Sousse
14:00
Report Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nidhal Letaif
27 January 2021 Round 10 JS Kairouan 1–3 Étoile du Sahel Kairouan
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Hamda Laouani
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Wassim Ben Salah
31 January 2022 Round 11 Étoile du Sahel 1–0 Stade Tunisien Hammam Sousse
14:00
Report Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ali Belhadj
3 February 2022 Round 12 Étoile du Sahel 2–1 US Ben Guerdane Hammam Sousse
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Oussema Benisaak
7 February 2022 Round 13 Olympique Béja 1–2 Étoile du Sahel Béja
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Boujemaa Kmiti
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Naim Hosni
24 March 2022 Round 14 Étoile du Sahel 4–0 CA Bizertin Hammam Sousse
14:00
Report Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mehrez Melki
3 March 2022 Round 15 ES Métlaoui 1–1 Étoile du Sahel Métlaoui
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Métlaoui
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Wassim Ben Salah
7 March 2022 Round 16 Étoile du Sahel 2–0 AS Slimane Hammam Sousse
14:00
Report Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Walid Jridi
14 April 2022 Round 17 US Monastir 3–1 Étoile du Sahel Monastir
14:30
Report
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mohamed Fanni
13 March 2021 Round 18 Étoile du Sahel 2–0 Espérance de Tunis Hammam Sousse
14:00
Report Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nidhal Letaïef
18 April 2022 Round 19 CS Sfaxien 1–2 Étoile du Sahel Sfax
14:30
Report
Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Oussema Benisaak
21 March 2022 Round 20 US Tataouine 1–3 Étoile du Sahel Tataouine
13:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Nejib Khattab
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Oussema Benisaak
31 March 2022 Round 21 Étoile du Sahel 2–2 Club Africain Hammam Sousse
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Sadok Selmi
2 May 2022 Round 22 AS Rejiche 0–1 Étoile du Sahel Mahdia
14:30 Report
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Khaled Gouider
7 April 2022 Round 23 Étoile du Sahel 5–1 JS Kairouan Hammam Sousse
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Aymen Nasri
5 May 2022 Round 24 Stade Tunisien 1–0 Étoile du Sahel Le Bardo
14:30
Report Stadium: Stade Chedli Zouiten
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nidhal Letaif
9 May 2022 Round 25 US Ben Guerdane 1–0 Étoile du Sahel Ben Guerdane
14:30
Report Stadium: Stade du 7 Mars
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Walid Jridi
19 May 2022 Round 26 Étoile du Sahel 4–4 Olympique Béja Hammam Sousse
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Bou Ali Lahouar
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Naim Hosni
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia.

Tunisian Cup

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6 May 2021 Round of 32 Espérance Sportive de Tunis 0–1 Étoile du Sahel Radès
15:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Aymen Nasri
30 May 2021 Round of 16 ES Zarzis 1–0 Étoile du Sahel Zarzis
15:00
Stadium: Stade Jlidi
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mehrez Melki

Confederation Cup

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First round

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22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) First leg Al Mokawloon Al Arab   0–0   Étoile du Sahel Cairo
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Abdulrazig Ahmed (Libya)
6 January 2021 (2021-01-06) Second leg Étoile du Sahel   2–1   Al Mokawloon Al Arab Monastir
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Play-off round

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14) First leg Young Buffaloes   1–2   Étoile du Sahel Manzini
16:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Trade Fair Ground
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) Second leg Étoile du Sahel   2–0   Young Buffaloes Sfax
16:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Group stage

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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAR CSS ETS SAL
1   ASC Jaraaf 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 1–0 2–0
2   CS Sfaxien 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10 0–0 2–2 1–0
3   Étoile du Sahel 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 2–0 0–0 2–1
4   Salitas 6 1 0 5 2 8 −6 3 0–1 0–2 1–0
Source: Soccerway
10 March 2021 (2021-03-10) Matchday 1 Étoile du Sahel   2–0   ASC Jaraaf Radès[note 1]
16:00 (17:00 UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) Matchday 2 Salitas   1–0   Étoile du Sahel Ouagadougou
16:00 (16:00 UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Stade du 4 Août
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
4 April 2021 (2021-04-04) Matchday 3 Étoile du Sahel   0–0   CS Sfaxien Radès[note 1]
16:00 (17:00 UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
11 April 2021 (2021-04-11) Matchday 4 CS Sfaxien   2–2   Étoile du Sahel Sfax
16:00 (17:00 UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
21 April 2021 (2021-04-21) Matchday 5 ASC Jaraaf   1–0   Étoile du Sahel Thiès
16:00 (16:00 UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) Matchday 6 Étoile du Sahel   2–1   Salitas Radès[note 1]
21:00 (22:00 UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Abdulrazig Ahmed (Libya)

Squad information

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Playing statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Tunisian Cup Confederation Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   TUN Aymen Mathlouthi 21 0 14 0 2 0 5 0
16 GK   TUN Rami Gabsi 11 0 8 0 0 0 3 0
GK   TUN Walid Kridene 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF   TUN Saddam Ben Aziza 25 0 15 0 1 0 9 0
3 DF   TUN Ghofrane Naouali 15 0 8 0 0 0 7 0
4 DF   MLI Mohamed Konaté 15 0 11 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF   TUN Abdelrazek Bouazra 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF   TUN Wajdi Kechrida 30 2 20 1 2 0 8 1
12 DF   TUN Mortadha Ben Ouanes 30 2 19 2 2 0 9 0
13 DF   TUN Bahaeddine Sellami 12 0 8 0 0 0 4 0
21 DF   TUN Salah Harrabi 19 1 15 1 0 0 4 0
26 DF   TUN Jaouhar Ben Hassen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   TUN Baligh Jemmali 10 0 8 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ALG Houcine Benayada 13 0 11 0 2 0 0 0
DF   TUN Anas Sassi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   TUN Mohamed Belhaj Mahmoud 24 2 16 1 2 0 6 1
Midfielders
7 MF   TUN Hamza Lahmar 22 7 15 4 2 0 5 3
10 MF   TUN Iheb Msakni 18 2 13 2 0 0 5 0
14 MF   LBY Abdallah Dagou 11 0 9 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF   TUN Yassine Chikhaoui 17 2 11 1 0 0 6 1
18 MF   TUN Fraj Kayramani 25 0 17 0 1 0 7 0
19 MF   TUN Ayoub Ayed 27 1 19 1 1 0 7 0
20 MF   TUN Malek Baayou 13 0 8 0 2 0 3 0
25 MF   ALG Salim Boukhanchouche 9 1 6 1 0 0 3 0
29 MF   TUN Mohamed Amine Ben Amor 12 0 8 0 0 0 4 0
MF   CMR Jacques Mbé 21 1 12 0 1 1 8 0
MF   TUN Yassine Amri 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
MF   TUN Oussama Abid 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW   GUI Aly Soumah 8 1 5 1 0 0 3 0
9 FW   CIV Souleymane Coulibaly 32 13 24 8 0 0 8 5
11 FW   ALG Redouane Zerdoum 14 1 10 1 2 0 2 0
15 FW   TUN Aymen Sfaxi 29 10 19 9 2 0 8 1
23 FW   TUN Fakhreddine Ouji 20 1 14 1 1 0 5 0
FW   ALG Tayeb Meziani 14 6 12 6 2 0 0 0
FW   ALG Zinedine Boutmène 11 2 9 2 2 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
30 FW   VEN Darwin González 7 1 5 1 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L 1 TC CC 3 TOTAL
  Souleymane Coulibaly FW 8 0 5 13
  Aymen Sfaxi FW 9 0 1 10
  Hamza Lahmar MF 4 0 3 7
  Tayeb Meziani FW 6 0 0 6
  Mortadha Ben Ouanes DF 2 0 0 2
  Zinedine Boutmène FW 2 0 0 2
  Iheb Msakni MF 2 0 0 2
  Mohamed Belhaj Mahmoud MF 1 0 1 2
  Yassine Chikhaoui MF 1 0 1 2
  Wajdi Kechrida DF 1 0 1 2
  Oussama Abid MF 1 0 0 1
  Yassine Amri MF 1 0 0 1
  Ayoub Ayed MF 1 0 0 1
  Salim Boukhanchouche MF 1 0 0 1
  Darwin González FW 1 0 0 1
  Salah Harrabi DF 1 0 0 1
  Fakhreddine Ouji FW 1 0 0 1
  Aly Soumah FW 1 0 0 1
  Jacques Mbé FW 0 1 0 1
  Redouane Zerdoum FW 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 46 1 12 59

Transfers

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Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
3 February 2021 FW   Zinedine Boutmène NA Hussein Dey Free transfer [4]
3 February 2021 FW   Tayeb Meziani Espérance Sportive de Tunis Undisclosed [5][4]
11 February 2021 DF   Houcine Benayada Club Africain Free transfer [6]
Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
12 March 2021 FW   Darwin González   Deportivo La Guaira Free transfer

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Étoile du Sahel played their home matches at Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, which was undergoing renovation.

References

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  1. ^ "L'ESS engage le brésilien Jorvan Vieira". lapresse.tn. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "ESS : Les raisons du divorce avec le Brésilien Vieira". sportnewsafrica.com. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Tunisie – ES Sahel : Lassâad Dridi aux commandes de l'équipe première". africafootunited.com. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Transferts : Meziani et Boutmène à l'ES Sahel". elwatan.com. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Les Algériens Meziani et Boutmène rejoignent l'Etoile du Sahel". panafricanfootball.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Houcine Benayada signe à l'ESS". mosaiquefm.net. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.