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Esperance will play their Group B game against FC Platinum behind closed doors after the Tunisian giants were found guilty of crowd disturbance in the 2018 Champions League final vs Al Ahly.<\/p>\n

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CAF announced the development on Monday night following a decision by the Disciplinary Committee.<\/p>\n

The match is scheduled for Friday night in Tunisia.<\/p>\n

Esperance will also play another home match against Orlando Pirates in February in an empty stadium as part of the punishment.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Breaking News .. CAF disciplinary committee descision: Esperance de Tunis will play the next two matches in\u00a0#TotalCAFCL<\/a>\u00a0behind closed doors as per their fans behaviour at the CAFCL 2018 Final<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Esperance will play their Group B game against FC Platinum behind closed doors after the Tunisian giants were found guilty of crowd disturbance in the 2018 Champions League final vs Al Ahly. CAF announced the development on Monday night following a decision by the Disciplinary Committee. The match is scheduled for Friday night in Tunisia. 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