The Étoile Sportive du Sahel, known as ES Sahel 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 in the history of the tournament was played on 9 June 1907.
Aymen Mathlouthi, also known as Balbouli, is a Tunisian former professional footballer who plays 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 footballer. He currently plays as a striker.
Saïf Ghezal is a retired Tunisian footballer and current manager of Stade Gabèsien.
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 a total of 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 the current head coach of ES Sahel. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club US Monastir without any achievements. His training career began and was only 29 years old, making it 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 plan 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.
Aymen Abdennour is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 2 club Rodez.
Sofien Moussa is a Tunisian footballer who most recently played as a striker for 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.
