The Confederation of African Football has given the go-ahead to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to replace Abderrazak Hamdallah, who picked up an injury, by Moroccan championship player Abdelkrim Baadi. Meanwhile, Achraf Dari joined the Atlas Lions in Egypt, replacing Manuel Da Costa.
Tunisian Prime Minister commented on the «arbitration scandal» that took place during the Esperance and Wydad Casablanca game. Youssef Chahed sought the opportunity to boost his popularity ahead of elections in Tunisia.
Casablanca’s Wydad Athletic Club lost to Tunisia’s Esperance after VAR was unable to judge equalizer. The tricky situation will be at the heart of a Confederation of African Football emergency meeting next week.