The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Wydad Casablanca's appeal over the 2018-19 Caf Champions League final and confirmed Esperance as champions.
In its verdict released on Friday, the court upheld the decision of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Disciplinary Board, who declared Wydad lost the second-leg of the final match after abandoning it in the 59th minute.
After a 1-1 draw in the first-leg in Morocco, Esperance got themselves ahead at home with 1-0 lead before the encounter was abandoned.
Wydad left the pitch in Tunisia just before the hour-mark after Walid El Karti’s equaliser was disallowed and the protest for a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review was turned down because the system was not available.