NIGERIA'S sole survival in the continent, Sunshine Stars of Akure have qualified for the CAF Champions League semi-final, following the disqualification of EtoileSportive du Sahel for crowd trouble.Tunisian club Etoile were expelled by Confederation of African Football (CAF) from the competition on Sunday after their home game against local rivals Esperance.A media release by CAF cited Article 7 paragraph 6 of the regulations of the competition to throw Etoile out after crowd trouble forced their home game against Esperance was abandoned in the 69th minute.Article 7 paragraph 6 of the competition's regulations stipulated: 'If the referee is forced to stop the match before the end of the regular time because of invasion of the field or aggression against the visiting team, the host team shall be considered loser and shall be eliminated from the competition, without prejudice to the sanctions existing in the regulations.'Therefore this weekend's clash in Tunis between defending champions Esperance and Sunshine will be the Nigerian club's final group game and the outcome could well determine the win-ners of Group A.Esperance are still top of the group on six points after their two matches against Etoile were cancelled, while Sunshine are second also on six points with their 0-0 draw with Etoile in Sousse also cancelled.A draw or a win for hosts Esperance will see them finish top of the new three-team standings as they will still welcome bottom team ASO Chlef in a final group game.The winners of Group A will clash with the runners-up in Group B, which currently looks like a straight fight between TP Mazembe and Berekum Chelsea of Ghana.The Runners-up of Group A will face the winners of Group B, who are likely to be six-time champions Al Ahly of Egypt.
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