The Governor of Qatif, Ibrahim bin Muhammad Al-Khorayef, congratulated, in a phone call to the President of the Esperance Club, Hussein Al-Dar, the members of the board of directors and the club’s players. On the occasion of the first football team’s rise to the Yellow Professional League, Al-Khorayef expressed his aspirations to achieve such honorable achievements for the club and the governorate that meet the aspirations, stressing that it is not surprising for the club’s children in light of the state’s generous support for sports and athletes, and the Esperance team officially qualified for the “Yellow League” for first-division clubs, for the first time in its history, after the end of the twenty-eighth round of the second-division league, despite its loss to the Al-Bakiria team in the meeting that brought them together at Prince Nayef Stadium in Qatif, in the presence of a large crowd, as the team maintained its lead over the group teams The first, with 55 points, was enough to announce its qualification two rounds before the end of the league, after it achieved 16 wins, 7 draws, and lost in five confrontations, and its players scored 46 goals, while conceding 29 goals.
The Esperance club was established in 1401 after the merger of Al-Badr and Al-Shati clubs, and it was able to rise to the second division for the first time in 2011 AD before it was relegated to the third division in 2017, and returned again in 2019, and remained in it until the current year in which it was able to announce promotion to the First Division.
Nday.. the great scorer
Senegalese player Abdelaziz Ndaye is considered one of the league's top scorers, scoring 17 goals in 28 rounds. The Al-Jandal match in the twenty-fifth round, in which he scored 3 goals (a hat-trick), is his most prominent match this season.
Taraji Fans Association… Great attendance
The club's fans' association is widely praised by all followers of the second division, because of its effective and dense presence in the stands, whether in the matches that are held at the Prince Nayef Sports City Stadium in Qatif, or in all regions of the Kingdom, where the lights were hijacked by all the club's fans, and he explained Its positive impact on the team's performance and its leadership to achieve victories, and the crowd's hesitation in every confrontation, the famous song "He who is stubborn to the sailors, we hit him with a hook."
Coach Ben Musharek… fifth ascent
The coach of the Tunisian team, Moncef Bin Musharek, recorded his fifth achievement by ascending with the Saudi clubs by leading the team and the second in a row, after he achieved the same achievement with the Riyadh team last season. He also previously led Al Kawkab, Al Orouba and Al Najma clubs to the same achievement, and he has experience of up to 14 years in the Kingdom.
Al-Dar: The historical qualification… a gift to the Emir of the Eastern Province and his deputy
The President of the Esperance Club, Hussein Al-Dar, presented his sincere congratulations and blessings to His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Eastern Region, and his deputy, Prince Ahmed bin Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, on the occasion of the historic qualification and promotion to the First Division League “Yellow League” for the first time in the history of the club, and Al-Dar said “This achievement is a gift that we present to them for their constant support for all the clubs in the region, and this is the result of the great work and effort exerted over the past years, and it was not achieved in a vacuum, and we were close last season to achieving it, and thank God we learned from his lessons this year, and we came back better.” With the solidarity of everyone with the administration, especially the ancient fans who supported us and crawled behind us from one city to another.”
Leader Bensalah: We see our achievement in the joy of the fans
The captain of the Tunisian team, Mahmoud Ben Saleh, expressed his happiness after his team qualified for the Yellow Professional League, noting that his fellow players did their best to register their names as champions in the club’s records. Ben Saleh said: “We are very happy with this historic qualification. We as players have a feeling of happiness and satisfaction, and we feel the size of The achievement that we achieved with our strong work throughout the season, and we see it in the eyes of our many fans who supported us, and we offer them this achievement as the least gift they deserve.
Yasser Alsahwan (Qatif) @YasserAlsahwan