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PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) – The second leg of the African Champions League final will be replayed after the start of the match and the match against Esperance after Wydad Casablanca left the pitch following the match. A contested decision.

The executive committee of the African Football Confederation, meeting in Paris on the sidelines of the FIFA Congress, decided Wednesday to reorganize the match in neutral, which could lead to an immediate legal challenge.

Wydad Casablanca refused to play after being stripped of their effort in the 59th minute in the return match of the final in Tunis last Friday.

The video badistant referee system (VAR) was not working and, after almost two hours behind, the match was awarded to the Spanish team, Esperance, to whom the winner's trophy and medals were awarded.

The first leg in Casablanca on May 25th ended in a 1-1 total score and Esperance showed a 1-0 return a week later, while Wydad thought not having equalized before the referee signals an offside.

This triggered protests that went on for about 90 minutes before the match was finally canceled in scenes on the verge of joke, with even CAF President Ahmad trying to solve the problem without success.

CAF did not immediately make any official announcement or explanation of the decision. However, committee members and both clubs confirmed the decision.

Hope should appeal this decision, club officials said on Wednesday.

The Moroccan Football Federation, whose president Fouzi Lekjaa is a powerful figure on the CAF Executive Committee, said the players had not been informed of the VAR technology failure.

The rules defined by the law makers of the game, the Council of the International Football Association (Football Association), stipulate that a match can not be invalidated due to a malfunction of the VAR technology or in case of a bad decision involving VAR.

Any replay should take place after the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, to be held in Egypt from June 21st to July 19th. (Report by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town, edited by Toby Davis and Pritha Sarkar)