EXTRA TIME: How Africa responded to controversial Caf Champions League final

Match officials including VARs for CAF CL final btn Al Ahly and Esperance tonight. At the center will be Algerian, Mehdi Abid Charef with experience Papa Bakary Gassama of The Gambia heading the maiden edition of the VAR in the final.#CAFCL2018Final#AhlyEsperance #EnergySports pic.twitter.com/te3dv0JxY6

— Samuel Apam Sammer (@apamone) November 2, 2018

VAR will be used in tonight's CAF Champions League final 1st leg between Al Ahly & Esperance

#CAFCLFinal pic.twitter.com/cCAyST2nO7

— Lady D Iron Lady #22(@LadyD_IronLady) November 2, 2018

I can understand a referee making mistakes in real time…

But to get those two Al Ahly penalty calls wrong despite having the luxury of VAR replays, that’s pretty unforgivable. Esperance will be livid. #CAFCL

— Joe Crann (@YesWeCrann) November 2, 2018

The kind of acting that you have in African football especially at the #CAFCLFinal is on another level.

So an Al Ahly player deliberately tore his jersey after contact with an Esperance player for the third penalty!
To think there was VAR @NuhuAdams_ @LotfiWada @lasteven04 pic.twitter.com/R3gwxZb8Va

— Njie Enow (@NjieEnow) November 2, 2018

Dramatic game this. Al Ahly vs Esperance. . I didn't even know there's VAR in @CAFChampions @robertmarawa damn, Al Ahly has mad fans. Literally. 

— Nhlonipho Moyeni (@NhloniphoMzila) November 2, 2018

About last night: Magical! Ok, more work and stressful than that.
CAF Champions League final in Egypt.. Al Ahly 🇪🇬 vs Esperance 🇹🇳
The Fans... The the atmosphere. Bucket list stuff. pic.twitter.com/C0S63VRhCJ

— Lux September (@Lux_September) November 3, 2018

VAR 3-1 Esperance

— DiskiAfrika (@DiskiAfrika) November 2, 2018

TFF: "The federation is calling Caf for immediate decisions to be taken against the Algerian referee after his bad performance during the game. We ask Caf to suspend Ahly's Azarou from taking part in the second leg after assaulting an Esperance player."https://t.co/PyrmNiXhq5

— Michael Madyira (@MG_Madyira) November 5, 2018

HALF TIME:
Al Ahly SC 1 - 0 Esperance de Tunis
 Walid Soliman (P) #TotalCAFCLFinal pic.twitter.com/IceJezGoq5

— Town Far Fredo. (@townfarfredo) November 2, 2018

Terrifying atmosphere in Alexandria.

Borg El Arab Stadium is heated up for the 1st leg of the CAF Champions League finals.

Al Ahly SC 🇪🇬 vs. 🇹🇳 Esperance de Tunis

Kick-off is at 19:00 GMT#TotalCAFCLFinal #ASCEST pic.twitter.com/GT3fcQY1u9

— Nuhu Adams  (@NuhuAdams_) November 2, 2018

Al Ahly is closer to their ninth continental title after defeating Esperance 3-1. It was the first time VAR was used.#NBSMorningBreeze #NBSUpdates pic.twitter.com/6073EwZo65

— NBS Television (@nbstv) November 5, 2018

It is a sea of red raising the roof in the Caf Champions League final, first leg. What an atmosphere!
VAR!!
Penalty!!!.
Crossbar!!!!
Al Ahly!!!!!
Esperance!!!!!!
Phew!!!!!!!

— BBK (@BBKUnplugged99) November 2, 2018

VAR IN AFRICAN FOOTBALL?

Al Ahly 1-0 Esperance. 47 min

Ahly lead via the Penalty spot

— Puncherello Chama (@ChamaPunch) November 2, 2018