According to media reports, the board of the Sfaxien sports club has dropped a bombshell by threatening to officially withdraw from the Tunisian league in protest against refereeing. Tunisian newspaper Assahifa reported: "Sfaxien club is threatening to withdraw from the Tunisian league due to refereeing errors against the team, after drawing 1-1 with Esperance in the 20th round of the Tunisian league." It added: "The Sfaxien club's management has decided to resign collectively, after submitting a request to the football federation asking for the release of audio recordings of conversations between the match referee and the video assistant referee team." It continued: "The management confirmed that it will file a complaint with Tunisia's Ministry of Youth and Sports regarding this match." The Tunisian newspaper stressed that the Sfaxien management believes there is a possibility of match-fixing in the result. It is worth noting that Esperance leads the Tunisian league table with 42 points, while Sfaxien is in fourth place with 36 points.