The ES Setif Sentinel
Market23 Nov 2026
Kiros hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what ES Setif can pretend not to have heard.
The terraces23 Nov 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 9 of the 36 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Oussama Daibeche keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” ES Setif may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Tempers go at ES Setif
Sofiane Bendebka was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Words at ES Setif training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Aldair Ferreira is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match21 Nov 2026
MC Alger take the points off ES Setif
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Kiros
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Nobody could get near Merouane Zerrouki
Successful dribbles: 12. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
An afternoon Mohamed Benlebna will want back
Marked 5.39. Nothing he attempted worked and by the hour mark he had stopped attempting much, which is the part a manager notices rather than the mistakes.
In brief
- The terraces The spotlight tightens on Carlos Abeldaño
- Player ratings Mohamed Hamek could not find anything
- Player ratings Off the pace: Carlos Abeldaño