Étoile de Métlaoui suspends all sporting activities amid financial crisis

Étoile Sportive de Métlaoui has suspended all sporting activities after a mounting financial crisis and a player strike over unpaid wages.

• The club's board announced the suspension across all sports after exhausting available options amid its financial difficulties.
• Players have withheld from training since September, protesting unpaid salaries.
• The club reported a deficit of 383,000 Tunisian dinars ($128,000) for the 2025–2026 season and blamed Gafsa Phosphate Company for unmet commitments.
• League spokesman Hafez Ben Ahmed said the league received no official notification and will confirm the decision only if the team fails to appear for its match.