The Etoile Sportive du Sahel, known as Etoile SS or simply ESS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia. Their home stadium, Sousse Olympic Stadium, has a capacity of 50,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, the Tunisian top-flight football league.
The Tunisian Professional League 1, previously called the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994, is the top division football tournament in Tunisia under the organization of the Tunisian Football Federation. The first edition was held during the French protectorate of Tunisia, the 1907 season, under the auspices of the Federation of Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, and it was played in a knockout system, and the first official match was played on 9 June 1907.
Aymen Mathlouthi, also known as Balbouli, is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Moussa Narry is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Niger he made six appearances for the Ghana national team.
Mehdi Ben Dhifallah is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Sadat Bukari is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward or secondary striker. He last played for Churchill Brothers in the I-League.
Abdelmajid Al-Chetali is a Tunisian football coach and former player who played 70 games with the national team and scored four goals. He also participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
William George Berry, known in England as Bill Berry and in Francophone nations as George Berry or Georges Berry, was an English professional footballer who made over 130 appearances as an outside left in the Football League for Brentford. He also played league football for Gillingham, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and after his retirement he had a 30-year management career with clubs in France, Belgium, Tunisia and Luxembourg.
Faouzi Benzarti is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player and current manager. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club US Monastir without any achievements. His coaching career began when he was only 29 years old, making him the youngest Tunisian coach at the time. He is considered one of the most successful coaches in Tunisia. He usually uses offensive play and a high-pressure plans as he is known for his toughness in training and his excessive anger towards his players and referees. During his managerial career, he was in charge of two national teams: the Tunisian and Libyan national football teams, he was also close to signing with the Moroccan team in 2016 before appointing Hervé Renard.
Radhouène Felhi is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder. He has played for the Tunisia national team.
Aymen Abdennour is a Tunisian Former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Ahmed Ajlani is a Tunisian former footballer and current head coach of Étoile sportive du Sahel.
Sofien Moussa is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for such teams as Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Petrolul Ploiești, Tromsø, Dundee, and Academica Clinceni.
Mohamed Amine Ben Amor is a Tunisian professional who plays as a midfielder for Étoile du Sahel and the Tunisia national team.
Hamdi Nagguez is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily SC.
Hazem Haj Hassen is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward for CS Sfaxien.
Hamza Lahmar is a Tunisian international footballer who plays for Al-Wehdat as a midfielder.
Ahmed Mortadha Ouanes is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa and the Tunisia national team.
This article presents the participation of Tunisian clubs in African and international football competitions. The Tunisian teams are among the best African teams with a total of 24 titles. 12 Tunisian teams in total played in African competitions.
Aymen Sfaxi is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as right winger for Egyptian Premier League Future FC. He previously played for Étoile Sportive du Sahel.
