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The Swiss court on Wednesday canceled the decision of the African Union to return the return match between Tunisian hope and Morocco's Oudad Casablanca for neutral reasons for the existence of "dangerous conditions".
After appealing from both clubs, the sports court ruled that the AU executive committee "did not have the power" to postpone the final decision and overturned the decision. He also asked the Continental Union to refer the matter to the relevant committee for final decision.
"The African Football Confederation (AU) has announced that the relevant committees will meet soon to take a decision on this issue and that details will be announced in time," the federation said in a statement.
The teams drew 1-1 to go to Casablanca and Esperance was tied 1-0 on May 31 in Tunisia. Wydad thought he had equalized in the 59th minute before the goal was canceled due to an infiltration.
The Wydad players asked for a videoconference technique to confirm that the target was correct, but the referee refused before telling them that there was a problem with the system.
Wydad refused to continue playing and controversy continued in the field between players and referees for about two hours before the match was canceled and Esperance was considered the winner. of the title.
Five days later, the executive committee of the African Union decided that the return match would be played on neutral ground.
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