Posted in News on Apr 20, 2005.
Tunisian champions Esperance arrived at the Johannesburg International Airport at 09H50
on Wednesday, 20 April 2005 in high spirits following their 4-0 goal advantgae over their
hosts Kaizer Chiefs in Tunisia a fortnight ago.
Head of Delegation, Mr. Amor Farouk Gharbi of the Federation of Tunisia de Football
talking to the media through an enterpreter, said they were excited to be in South Africa
with their country's champions, Esperance, ready to show what they did two weeks ago in
Tunis was no fluke.
He is seen in the picture with Mr. Abdulla Mayet Admin Manager at Kaizer
Chiefs and the club's PRO Putco Mafani.
The Tunisians moved straight to Rustenburg where they will be based to finalize their
preparations for the all time important clash with their hosts. They will be stationed at
the Orion Hotel in Rustenburg and will be training at the Rustenburg sports complex until
Friday when they will conduct their final preparations at the Olympia Park stadium, the
venue of the game.
The game is scheduled for Saturday, 23 April 2005 at 3:15pm and tickets are on sale at
all computicket outlets, the Spar Supermarket in Tlhabane and Radio Mafisa.
In
the second picture Esperance goalkeeper Hamdi Kasraoui (who will be wearing jersey #1)
poses for a picture with fellow team mate, Guizani Muhammid (20).
It is common knowledge that the South African football fans are furius at recent
reports about controversial penalties awarded to the Tunisians a fortnight ago such that
they will go to Rustenburg to cheer up the locals for another feast of goals from the
Amakhosi players which, is the only answer to keep the South Africans in the competition.
If Esperance go through, then Amakhosi will play Muhsin Ertugral's Ismaili in the
Confederation Cup but if Chiefs go through by scoring 5 goals it will be a Tunisian/Egyptian affair
in the Confederation Cup.
Love and Peace!
PUTCO MAFANI
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