Zesco United’s 2018 CAF Champions Group D opponents Etoile du Sahel head coach Khaireddine Madhoui has reportedly stepped down after just one season in charge.
Etoile will host Zesco on Wednesday at 21h00 in the two side’s second Group D match.
According to Tunisian media sources, the Algerian-born coach has resigned after Sunday’s 4-1 loss to holders Clube Africain in the Coupe de Tunisie final.
The defeat left the outgoing Tunisian champions without hope of any silverware this season.
Sunday’s final pitted Etoile, who are third on the Ligue 1 table, and Clube Africain who are second, with both sides tied on 47 points with four games left before the 2017/2108 season is completed.
Esperance are the runaway Ligue 1 leaders on 58 points.
Etoile’s defeat came just three days after they lost 2-1 away to relegation battling Ben Guerdane in a Ligue 1 match on May 10.
Madhoui joined Etoile in 2017 after a decorated spell in his homeland when held Entente Setif to the 2014 CAF Champions League victory and back-to-back league Algerian honours with the same club before stumbling in Tunisia.
Meanwhile, unlike Zesco who have not played any fixtures since they drew 1-1 with Mbabane Swallows in their opening Group D match in Ndola on May 5, Etoile have played two competitive games since they drew 1-1 away in Angola to Primeiro de Agosto in their CAF Champions League opener last Saturday.
All four teams in Group D are tied on one point heading into match-day-two that will also see Swallows hosting Agosto on Tuesday afternoon in Swaziland.
who cares ? its a known fact ZESCO will loose in TUNISIA