Team succeeded Esperance Tunis In finishing the first half ahead of its Sudanese counterpart, Al-Hilal, with a free goal, in the match held between them at the Hamadi Al-Aqrabi Olympic Stadium, within the sixth and final round of the group stage of the African Champions League competition.
Yassine Meriah scored the lead goal for Esperance against Al Hilal in the 22nd minute of the match.
The Esperance team has 8 points to its credit, occupying second place in the third group standings, and is close to qualifying for the round of 8 of the African Champions League, where the Angolan team Petro Atletico has qualified for the round of 8 after reaching the ninth point and is at the top of the group..
While the Sudanese team Al Hilal comes in third place with 5 points, and has a chance to qualify at the expense of Esperance, if it achieves victory in tonight’s match, while the Tunisian team, Etoile du Sahel, is at the bottom of the third group with 4 points, and its hopes of qualifying from the group stage end before the round. Last.
Esperance needs a win or a draw to qualify for the African quarter-finals 2023-2024, but Al Hilal’s victory means it officially qualifies, especially in light of its superiority in the first leg by winning 3-1.
The Tunisian team, Esperance, achieved an important victory over its counterpart, Etoile du Sahel, in the Tunisian Clasico, during the match that brought the two teams together at the Olympic Stadium Hamadi Al-Aqrabi in Brades, in the fifth round of the group stage of the African Champions League competition.