
The Tunisian club Sfaxien is close to resolving the issue of the team's new coach after terminating the contract with Portuguese Alexander Santos. Tunisian radio MFM reported today, Friday, that national coach Saad Dridi has become the closest to taking over the job as Santos' successor.
The 47-year-old Dridi previously led the CS Sfaxien team in the 2017/2018 season, and has extensive experience in the Tunisian league, where He coached the teams of Stade Tunisien, Bizertin and US Monastir, in addition to Etoile Sportive du Sahel.
The Tunisian coach also had foreign experiences, as he coached Olympique Khouribga of Morocco and Al-Ahly Benghazi of Libya last season. , which enhances his experience in various Arab leagues.
The CS Sfaxien team had temporarily assigned the task of the team to the youth team coach, Olivier Peran, during the Esperance and Al-Mastad matches. The Tunisian government has great ambitions to correct the course locally and continentally after the recent decline in results.