Gamtel host Difaa El Jadida of Morocco in CAF Confederation Cup on Saturday Gambian Cup champions Gamtel who eliminated Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces wioth a 3-0 aggregate in the preliminary round of CAF confederation Cup, will host the Moroccan Botola Pro club Difaa El Jadida in the first leg of the first round of the qualifiers on Saturday March 01st,2014 at the Brikama Box Bar Mini Stadium. The Moroccans qualified after a 1-0 aggregate win over Burkinabé Premier League side Association Sportive SONABEL. Coach Mustapha Manneh and his team host the first leg of their tie against the Moroccans in Banjul on Saturday before visiting the Stade El Abdi El Jadida on the weekend of 7-9 March. About Difaa El Jadida Difaa El Jadida (Arabic: الدفاع الجديدي) is a Moroccan football club based in El Jadida. They play their home games at Stade El Abdi and are currently in the first division of Moroccan football. History The club was founded on 6 June 1956 after the fusion of two clubs; Difaâ dEssafa/Derb Berkaoui and Hassania de la Médina/Souk El Kedim. The clubs first president was Driss Admoun. The name of Difaa El Hassani was made with the intention to reflect the independence taking place in Morocco and the celebration of then Prince Moulay Hassan. It symbolized the nationalistic drive that Mazagans People wanted to express as adherence to the new Morocco emerging from the recognition of the Sultanate of the Alaouite Dynasty, under the guidance of King Mohammed V and his Son the Crowned Prince Moulay Hassan. The name of Difaa that mean the Defense and was selected to express the new mindset of the Moroccan People which was the preservation and the defense of the Throne Alaouite incarnated by the King Sidi Mohammed V and the Crown Prince Moulay Hassan. Honours • Moroccan Championship: 0 Second Place : 1976 Second Place : 2009 • Coupe du Trône: 1 • Winners (1): 2013 Runner-up : 1977, 1985, 1986 Performance in CAF competitions • CAF Champions League: 1 appearance 2010 – First Round • CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance 2011 – Second Round of 16 • CAF Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance 1986 – Quarter-Finals Current squad Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player GK Ayoub Lama GK Hamid Nadi GK Abdelouahed Belhouse DF Ali Jaafari DF Ibrahim Bouzidi DF Mohamed Mahmoudi DF Nordin Noussair DF Akimsola Boussari DF Amine El Malki DF Amine Chagou DF Mohamed Raadouni DF Adil Kerrouchi MF Abdelouahad Abdessamad MF Karim Miftal MF Reda Ereyahi MF Abdelhakim Ain El Hayat MF Ahmed Demyani No. Position Player MF Mounir Daifi MF Khalid Ousiagh MF Abdellah Lahoua MF Abdelaziz El Karma MF Youssef Ayyati MF Ossama Mezgouri MF Khadim Dir Sir FW Pape NDiaye FW Saïd Makasi FW Samir Derdani FW Mohammed Bourji FW Yassine Salama FW Azzeddine Sordi FW Larbi Bihi FW Younes Fethi FW Brahim Bezghoudi FW Cheick Oumar Dabo Managers • François Bracci (2008) • Denis Lavagne (July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009) • Jaouad Milani (March 12, 2011–Jan 2, 2013) • Hassan Moumen (Jan 4, 2013–April 28, 2013) • Abdelhak Benchikha (July 8, 2013–)
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