The Disciplinary Committee of the African Football Confederation imposed harsh penalties on the Tunisian Esperance and its coach Moein Chaabani, his assistant Magdi Taroui, and his leader Khalil Chammam, and his Algerian star, Abdel Raouf Bin Ghaith, against the background of the events witnessed by his match with his Egyptian host Zamalek in the quarter-finals of the Champions League match Africa, which was held last February 28 in Cairo, to constitute these sanctions a severe blow to the Tunisian team, which is preparing tomorrow to host Zamalek in the return leg.

The African Union issued a statement in which it confirmed the punishment of Al-Shaabani coach and his assistant Tarawi, Khalil Shammam and the fans of "Bab Souika" club against the background of the events, by stopping Al-Shaabani four games and a fine of 20 thousand dollars due to his aggressive behavior, using insulting words to the match rulers, and directing the punishment The same suspension of four games for coach Magdy Tarawi, but with a fine of up to 50 thousand dollars, due to his aggressive behavior towards the match rulers, his use of aggressive words and threats, and ending with the suspension of the Esperance player melons for six games and a fine of 40 thousand dollars for his use Insulting words and spitting on match officials.

A four-match ban with a $ 20,000 fine was imposed on the Esperance player in Algerian No. 18 Abdel-Raouf bin Ghaith for using aggressive words against the match’s rulers, to enable the Continental Union to impose a $ 10,000 fine on Anady because his fans used the games. Firearms, and the African Union granted Esperance three days to appeal and 60 days to pay the fines.

The match between Zamalek and Tunisia’s Esperance saw many protests by Esperance players against Moroccan referee Radouane Gayed, in a match that Esperance started to score in via player Ghaith in the 27th minute, before Zamalek responded with three goals, two of which came through the Moroccans Mohamed or Najem in the 31st minute, and Ashraf Bnshrqi in the 71st minute, and the Egyptian Mahmoud Alaa from a penalty kick that came in the fourth minute of stoppage time for the match, but the spark of Esperance protests came by protesting the second goal of Zamalek, and I continued by opposing the referee’s decision in the 73rd minute to expel Esperance player Mohamed Ali bin Ramadan, Let the protests peak After the final whistle, which was confirmed by the match referee’s report, which said: “Al-Shaabani, Tarawi and Melon tried to attack me, before the latter spat on me despite the intervention of a large number of security men who were surrounding us,” adding in his report: “We found it difficult Great to return to the dressing room because of the Esperance officials who were waiting for us in front of its entrances, and they threw water cans on us and cigarette butts. "