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Esperance has been ordered to return the African Champions League trophy and replay the return leg of the final.
The Tunisian team led 1-0 Saturday in the second leg, but its Moroccan opponent, Wydad Casablanca, left the field after canceling the equalizer.
Wydad wanted the video badistant referee to check if the goal needs to be maintained, but the system does not work.
The African Football Confederation (CAF) said the return match would be played in a neutral venue.
The 1-1 draw of the first leg in Morocco is maintained.
The recovery will take place after the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, which ends on July 19th.
Caf said the Esperance players have to return the medals of their winners as well as the trophy.
The return match was interrupted after Wydad equalized in 59 minutes on the head of Walid El Karti. He was refused for an offense.
The VAR system was visible on the side of the field but the players had not been informed that it was not used due to a malfunction.
The referee finally awarded the victory to Esperance, triple champion, after a delay of 95 minutes.
Wydad's president said the club was "a victim of scandal" and Caf subsequently called a meeting of the executive committee during which the decision to replay the match was taken.
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