Badra has a reputation as a goalscoring defender. Handy at free-kicks, he scored twice during nine qualifying appearances.

He did enough to convince Genoa to take him on loan for the first half of the season but has now returned to Esperance.

Reliable and strong in the tackle, he has even been labelled 'the Tunisian Desailly'.

Now 29, he has played in four African Nations Cups as well as France 98.