CAF's appeal committee has rejected Morocco's Wydad's appeal and has drawn Tunisia's Esperance's African Champions League title.
"The absence of the video assistant referee (Far) has no legal effects at all, and the referee is authorized to make the final decision and his decision is not up for review by the Appeals Board," CAF said in a statement on its official website on Sunday evening.
"Officials' reports were clear that Wydad's players refused to resume the game even after several attempts by the referee, so that the referee waited about 90 minutes before the final whistle, so the appeal board confirms that the match was lost because Wydad's players refused to resume. the match".
The CAF discipline committee announced the coronation of Esperance in early August after widespread controversy over the events of the May 31st match.
Esperance of Tunisia will participate in the Club World Cup to be hosted by Qatar in December.