Africa: Esperance Exit Club World Cup After Defeat to Chelsea

Tunisian giants Esperance saw their FIFA Club World Cup journey come to an end after a clinical 3-0 defeat to English side Chelsea on Tuesday night.

In a match where the North Africans needed a win to advance from Group D, two goals in first-half stoppage time by the Premier League side dismantled their hopes, despite a spirited showing that carried the ambition of an entire continent.

Esperance, who had kept Chelsea at bay for 45 minutes, crumbled just before the interval.

A pinpoint chipped…