Tunisian
club Esperance have been declared African Champions League winners after
opponents Wydad Casablanca were found guilty of abandoning the second leg of
the final.
This reverses an earlier
decision by the Confederation of African Football's (Caf) executive
committee to order a replay of the second leg.
Wydad left the
pitch after an equaliser they scored was disallowed by VAR.
Esperance were leading
1-0 in the second leg at the time and 2-1 overall.
The 1-1 draw from the
first leg in Morocco stands.
Both clubs
had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), which last
week found that the Caf executive committee's decision was wrong and ordered
the case to be heard by Caf's disciplinary committee.
Caf ruled Moroccan side
Wydad is considered to have lost the second leg, handing Esperance the trophy.
Wydad received a $50,000
(£41,000) fine for abandoning the match and a further $15,000 (£12,300) fine
for the use of flares by supporters during the game in Tunis on 31 May.
Esperance were handed a
$50,000 fine for use of flares and the throwing of missiles by their
supporters.
They were also ordered to
play their next two matches behind closed doors for excessive use of smoke and
firecrackers, though that punishment has been suspended for 12 months provided
they do not commit a similar offence in that time.
Esperance president
Mohamed Meddeb was fined $20,000 (£16,400) and given an official warning for
unsporting behaviour towards Caf president Ahmad Ahmad.
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