A strange secret behind the “sleep” celebration of ES Setif after overcoming Esperance
The coaching staff of Algeria's ES Setif and its players celebrated in a strange way after defeating Tunisia's Esperance in their own home with a goal without a response, to qualify ES Setif to the semi-finals of the African Champions League.
After the match, Serbian coach Darko Novic celebrated as if he was sleeping at Rades Stadium, a celebration whose goal was to deliver a message to Esperance coach Radhi Jaidi.
And the Serbian coach of ES Setif, during his speech at the press conference that preceded the return match against Esperance, indicated that the result of the first leg (0-0) puts the Tunisian team under pressure, saying: “During the match, we will strive to present a good match and extract the qualification card for the round.” CAF Champions League semi-finals.
On the other hand, these statements did not receive the admiration of the coach of the Esperance team, Radhi Jaidi, who responded to them during his speech in the press conference that preceded the return leg, laughing: “The pressure will be on him, as his first match with his team will be against us at Rades Stadium, if I were in his place, I would not sleep, but We don't care what he says, we take care of ourselves and, God willing, we will play a big match and qualify."
ES Setif's board of directors contracted Serbian coach Darko Novic to lead his team in the return match against Esperance in Tunisia, with his contract extending until the end of the current season.
The Serbian coach did not forget the statements of his counterpart in Esperance, Reda Jaidi, so that he and his players decided to celebrate the “sleep” method after the victory in front of the Tunisian team and its exclusion from the tournament, as the Serbian coach Darko Novic was not alone in his celebration, so the official accounts of the tournament shared with him the photo of the celebration, commenting on it: "A night when ES Setif fans will sleep happy".
The Algerian team, ES Setif, under the leadership of its Serbian coach, Darko Novic, won the ticket to qualify for the semi-finals of the current edition of the African Champions League at the expense of its Tunisian counterpart, Esperance, as ES Setif came out to a negative tie at home against Esperance, before it was a guest at Rades against its counterpart. The Tunisian win with a clean goal scored by his player Abdelmoumen Djabo in the 21st minute.
The Algerian team hit a date after its victory against Esperance, in the semi-final against Al-Ahly of Egypt, which qualified for the same round at the expense of Moroccan Raja.
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