During the eighth round of the professional league, JS Kabylie secured a narrow victory at the Hocine Aït-Ahmed stadium against JS El Biar. The decisive goal came from a 59th-minute penalty converted by Bilal Messaoudi. Meanwhile, ES Sétif returned from the Mohamed Boumezrag stadium with a valuable win, defeating ASO Chlef 2-1. Riad Benayad and Bouchakoura were the scorers for Sétif, while Zoubir Motrani netted the lone goal for the home side.