In February 2013 Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura (JS Saoura) – founded in 2008 – was taken over by the national drilling company of Algeria via its subsidiary ENAFOR ( Entreprise nationale de forage).
JS Saoura are Hearts of Oak’s opponents in the CAF Confederation Cup play-off round.
ENAFOR acquired 75% controlling shares of the club and since that time the only Southern club in the Algeria Professional elite league has enjoyed considerable stability.
About ENAFOR
With more than 55 years experience, we are a leading drilling company in Algeria, working on behalf of SONATRACH and its foreign economic operators.
We focus our operational pole on two main oilfield activities, namely Drilling and Work-Over.
Our mission is part of the overall strategy of the SONATRACH group, actively participate in the development and reconstitution of energy reserves for current and future generations.
ENAFOR brought stability to JS Saoura
Since 2013, the Southern club has rapidly progressed finishing second twice in 2016 and 2018 in the Algeria top flight.
In 2018/19 CAF Champions League they were in the group stages , finishing 3rd in a group that contained Al – Ahly, Simba of Tanzania and AS Vita of Dr. Congo.
The ambition of Saoura is to become one of the best teams of Algeria.
