This is at least the most expensive wish caressed by most of the Setif athletes carrying in their hearts the practice of the ball in the net. There was a time when volleyball was sport that had brought back several titles to Sétif. Because, it should be remembered, the creation of the Etoile Sportive Sétifienne (ESS) was notified in the year 2000, on the rubble of the deceased volleyball section of the Setif Sports Agreement. Why did you keep the trilogy: acronym, colors and landing?
The initiators’ response is both scathing and simple. The latter knew that one day will come when everything will arrange for the volleyball in Sétif and the water will resume its normal course, keeping in memory those who had at the time denied this sporting discipline by putting it outside their occupation and managerial sporting interest. Then, it is to perpetuate the tradition of practice of this discipline from volleyball to the Entente, which has been many years in front of the local, regional, national and particularly international sports scene.
The history of volleyball in Sétif cannot be hidden, nor put on the uphens. It would be betrayed the approach and memory of these enthusiasts, those who have rooted the love of volleyball. No one will be able to forget this Said Bendris trio which is justly called Mr. Volley, the late Mohamed Tagiche and Mebarek Cheraga for having traced the route for posterity with art and the way.
To return to the Setif Sports Etoile Club activating only in volleyball with all the categories and its reason for existing to date since its creation by the Brothers Chemli, Toufik Khababa, Belgacem Hadj, Nabil Djemili, Mebarek Cheraga, Bouzid Aïssa, Hakim Nougha and many others, which had taken the historic and the leaders Volleyball section of the agreement (dice) left behind.
The Star club complied with the required administrative requirements by committing with all categories (school, youngest, minimal, cadets, juniors and seniors). With a unique girls category who has lacking opponents at the Wilaya League of Sétif is unfortunately found without competition. Even without adequate, financial means included, because only the DJS of Sétif and the APC bring their subsidies which remain in the shift of expectations, the Star was maintained in counting (last Play-Down tournament held in Aïn Azel) only on its reserve of young people trained at the club.
The confidence of the technician Abdelbaki Dif in his youngsters has finally paid off. For the initiates of volleyball in Sétif and through all of sports Algeria, how did a club of the dimension with its historical tradition in titles in the Star managed to compete in the Play-Down and only avoided relegation by the conjugation of efforts of all the concerned at the club?
Should we recall that the Etoile Sportive Sétifienne had distinguished itself on an African scale by enlarging an already well-stocked record with five notable participations, a national championship and an Algerian cup. The 2024 season, the cadets had participated in the AS tournament, but for lack of financial means, we could not retain these budding nuggets in order to prepare for the next generation and rebirth of the club. The young people from volleyball in Sétif have always had guides at all positions on the ground. Sétif had the best smugglers of the net ball in Algeria.
Nabil Bouabdellah, Azzeddine Laagagna and Rezki (Nasri) Belbeddar, all international, had left indelible footsteps and passages, as well as the world level attackers, like Hamoudi Nekaa, Djamel Nedjar, Fayçal Guerzouli, Noureddine Hamoudi (Le Fameux Gaucher), Abdelbaki Dif, Abdelhak Bisker, Abdellah Kherif, the late Kamel Laiï, Bouzid Aïssa (Draïdi) and Mamine Zitouni.
And this without omitting to evoke the positive technical and moral impact left by proven Setif technicians having exercised outside of Sétif and even abroad, like Belgacem Hadj, Dif, Nekaa, Benaghmouche, Bachir Benhamada and other Djahiche.
For the former striker hitting the Entente, the famous Gaucher Volleyer Noureddine Hamoudi, as the end of the season approaches, the call is directly launched to local authorities, particularly the wali of Sétif, the managers of the amateur club of the agreement currently under the Sonelgaz group, as well as to all the good will to do everything to make the agreement recover his legitimate son. Especially since all the technical, material and logistical conditions lend themselves to it. There remains only goodwill to initiate the process.
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