GAMTEL FACE TUNISIA’S CS SFAXIEN IN CONFED CUP

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Gambia’s last remaining team in continental club competition, Gamtel FC, will play Tunisian side Club Sportif Sfaxien in the first round proper of the African Confederations Cup after their prelimanary round progress at the weekend MarketPlace sports desk can confirmed.

The telecomunication boys who won the last three consecutive FA Cup titles secured a 5-2 aggregate win over Senegalese Cup winnerss Asslem Wakam at the weekend to book a place in the next stage of the competition. Defending a 2-1 lead from the first leg in Banjul a fortnight ago, Tapha Manneh’s team beat their hosts 3-1 on the night.

Hamang Conteh was the hero from the first leg with a brace and this time forward Hatab Badjie announced himself on the international stage  with two goals in Dakar with Modou Sarr scoring the third.

Like in the first leg, the Gambian outfit could have thrashed the Senegalese side but were undone by profligacy in front of goal.

Now they are through to the next stage of the competition, it is a tough task against a Tunisian side that has been in existence for 85 years this year and was called Club Tunisien. The first leg is scheduled to take place in the weekend of 15-17 March at the Stade Taïeb Mhiri stadium in Sfax with the return leg a fortnight later in Banjul.

Sfaxien who finished third in the Tunisian league last year is one of the biggest clubs in the North African country and no strangers to CAF competitions either. Amongst several accolades they have won are seven Tunisian league titles, Four Tunisian President’s Cup and One Tunisian League Cup title. 

They have also made two appearances in the competition proper of the CAF Champions League and were runners-up to Al Ahly in 2006. They also won the now defunct CAF Cup once and two winners medal at the Confederations Cup in 2007 and 2008 seasons respectively.