C2: OPPONENT OF TPM IN PLAYOFF
Do you know Stade Gabésien?
April 24, 2016
TPM will receive in first leg of Confederation Cup playoff, Stade Gabésien from Tunisia. The first opposition is scheduled to Lubumbashi on Sunday, May 8 at 15:30 in the Temple of Badiangwenas. We offer a portrait of the next opponent of the Ravens.
Founded in 1957, the Stade Gabésien evolves in Gabes Olympic stadium (10,000 seats). In the league, the Tunisian club regularly places in recent seasons at the bottom of Tunisian League Table, it is in 2nd division that Stayda (as nicknamed them) were crowned champions five times: 1961, 1979 ( South Pool), 1982 (South Pool), 2011 and 2012. The club from the city of Gabes located at 405 km from Tunis owes its qualification in Confederation Cup in favor of the final of the Tunisian Cup lost before the Etoile Sportive du Sahel (4-3). The team of Sousse being qualified for the Champion’s League it is its dolphin, Stade Gabèsien who was appointed to represent Tunisia in C2.
African season of Stade Gabésien
Miraculously parachuted into Confederation Cup, the Stade Gabésien faces in the first round the Malian of AS Bakaridjan the Gabésiens manage to go draw (1-1) with a goal of a Malian trained in the club, Aliou CISSE. The second leg in Gabes, the Malians opened the scoring before Hichem ESSIFI equalized. This is the penalty shoot-goals which separates the two teams. Anecdote, Abderraouf MERZOUGUI (assistant coach who is temporarily acting) decides to leave at the end of the extra-time, the goalkeeper Slim REBAI and to replace him by the young goalkeeper Salah OTHMANI in the penalty shoot-out. The doorman trained by the club pushes the 6th Malian penalty for a first qualification of Stade Gabèsien which is its first participation!
In 16th against AS Kaloum of Guinea, Lassaâd DRIDI newly appointed coach led the "Green and White" to a 2-1 home win. In the second leg, Tunisians ensure a 0-0 in Conakry. In 8th, Zanaco from Zambia suffered the law of Gabésiens, 1-1 in the first leg in Lusaka, then 3-0 with a goal from Hosni and a brace from Essifi. The counter of the goals of the Tunisian center-forward 29 years old, recruited in JS Kairouan, indicates 3 units.
A mature squad
The next opponent of the TPM is not only counting players trained by the club. In its workforce among the three goalkeepers only Salah OTHMANI 20 years is in this case. Slim RREBAI (25) comes from CS Sfaxien and Yasser HADJI (27) of the US Tatouine. In the defensive sector, the Malian Aliou CISSE (25), Hamza BACCOUCHE (29) and Ben Iheb MANSOUR (27) are products of the club. Ali HAMMALI, 34 (ES Hammam Sousse) Akrem Ben Sassi, 32 (Olympique Beja), Lassad CHABAANI, 28 (EO Sidi Bouzid), Ben Mansour, 27 (Esperance Sportive de Tunis) are local.
In midfield, Mohamed Ben TARCHA (22) comes from Esperance Sportive of Tunis Hamza HADDA (25) was at CS Sfaxien, JELASSI Hamza (24 years) is a former Olympique de Beja, Youssef FOUZAI (28) was at CS Hammam Lif and Alaeddin CHERMI (21) was formed at the club. Among four attackers craft, only the young QUIBLEWI Hamdi (23) was formed at the club, Wajdi MEJRI (26) is a former El Gawafel Sportive Gafsa Hosni Ahmed (26 years) was recruited to AS Djerba and Hichem Essifi just JS Kairouan.
In Difficulties in Tunisian L1
Tunisian first division championship, the "Green and White" have problems. This is the second part of the table they are. Currently, they are 11th with just 23 points behind CS Sfaxien (58 points), Etoile Sportive du Sahel (56 points) and Esperance Sportive of Tunis (54 points) after 21 days. Stade Gabésien has lined up only 6 wins and 5 draws against 10 losses. He scored 20 goals for conceding 24. The next opponent of the Ravens will face the bottom club from the Tunisian L1, AS Kasserine (16 points), Sunday, April 24 on the occasion of the 23rd day.