Tunis, Tunisia | AFP | Factfile for 2018 CAF Champions League winners Esperance of Tunisia:
Captain: Khalil Chemmam
Coach: Moine Chaabani (TUN)
Winning team: Moez Ben Cherifia; Sameh Derbali, Chemmam, Mohamed Yakoubi, Ayman Ben Mohamed; Fousseny Coulibaly (CIV), Ghilane Chalal; Anice Badri, Saad Bguir, Youcef Belaili (ALG); Taha Yassine Khenessi
Route to victory: preliminary round – Concorde (MTN) 1-1 away, 5-0 home; round of 32 – Gor Mahia (KEN) 1-0 0-0; Group A – Al Ahly (EGY) 0-1 0-0, Township Rollers (BOT) 4-1 0-0, Kampala Capital City Authority (UGA) 3-2 1-0; quarter-finals – Etoile Sahel (TUN) 2-1 1-0; semi-finals: Primeiro Agosto (ANG) 4-2, 0-1; final – Ahly 3-0 1-3
Scorers: 8 – Badri; 3 – Belaili, Bguir, Haythem Jouini; 2 – Coulibaly, Bilel Mejri; 1 – Derbali, Chamseddine Dhaouadi, Houcine Erbeia, Maher Ben Sghaier, Yakoubi
CAF titles: 3 Champions League (1994, 2011, 2018), 1 Super Cup (1995), 1 African Cup Winners Cup (1998), 1 CAF Cup (1997)
Formed: 1919
Nickname: Blood and Gold
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