Powered by a Hamza Khadraoui brace on 27 and 30 minutes, Club Africain beat CA Bizertin 3-2 in their Ligue Professionnelle 1 game in hand and climb to third place.
Club Africain claimed a 3-2 win over Club Athlétique Bizertin in a rescheduled matchday 6 fixture in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, YSscores reports. Hamza Khadraoui struck twice, on 27 and 30 minutes, before Rayan Jabali made it 3-0 by half-time.
After the break, Club Africain defender Yassine Bouabid put through his own net on 58 minutes, then Amin Alala pulled one back from the penalty spot on 82. Bizertin could not find an equaliser, and the three points take Club Africain to 12 points and up to third place.
Khadraoui strikes twice
Hamza Khadraoui opened the scoring on 27 minutes and doubled his tally on 30, according to YSscores. Club Africain led 2-0.
Rayan Jabali added a third on 37 minutes, and the teams went in at the break with the score 3-0. According to Erem News, Club Africain had not led 3-0 at half-time since 13 November 2024, a game that eventually finished 4-2.
Bizertin pull one back
On 58 minutes, Yassine Bouabid scored an own goal to make it 3-1, YSscores reports.
Amin Alala converted a penalty on 82 minutes to make it 3-2. CA Bizertin could not equalise, and Club Africain held on for the win.
Club Africain move third
With the win, Club Africain reach 12 points and climb to third in the table, while CA Bizertin stay on 11 points in sixth place, again according to YSscores.
Four days earlier, Club Africain secured their place in the CAF Champions League group stage by beating TP Mazembe 1-0, Erem News reports.
The dates of the upcoming rounds of the Tunisian league and Club Africain’s next Ligue Professionnelle 1 opponent are not specified by the sources.