Football
Esperance wins CAF Champions League
Esperance de Tunis have been crowned CAF Champions League winners after their opponents, Wydad Casablanca, refused to return to the field in protest of VAR not being implemented on a goal that was ruled out, National Daily gathered.
The moment of controversy happened in the 58th minute of the Champions League final second leg clash, when Wydad midfielder, Walid El Karti’s effort was ruled out.
Gambian referee, Bakari Gassama, chose not to use video assistance to review the goal, which led to Wydad walking off the pitch and refusing to return.
After the game was halted for over an hour, Gassama declared Esperance the champions due to Wydad’s refusal to re-enter the pitch.
In what have been described as shameful scenes for the tournament’s organisers, reports later suggested VAR was not used due to technical issues with the system.
Amid chaotic scenes, CAF president, Ahmed Ahmed, entered the pitch in an attempt to reason with the players and explain why VAR was not used.
BeIN Sport later claimed that the match was stopped because the VAR system was not working due to “technical problems”.
In the end, Esperance won 2-1 on aggregate to claim their fourth continental championship in club history.
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