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No decision has been taken on who is the real winner of the African Champions League. Abeer Anwar follows up on the ongoing dispute

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Following a one-hour meeting at the Cairo headquarters of CAF, African football's governing body, no decision was reached over what to do about the Ismaili-Enyimba dispute.

The row erupted after Enyimba had won the 2003 Africans Champions League in December, beating Ismaili 2-1 on aggregate. The Nigerians won 2-0 at home and lost 1-0 in the second leg in Egypt. The tournament is African football's most prestigious club championship.

Ismaili later claimed that Ahmed "Yaro Yaro" Garba played 16 matches with another team, Kano Pillars in the Nigerian domestic league, while representing Enyimba in the Champions League.

Ismaili officials have also complained about the eligibility of another Enyimba player, Ndidi Anumnu, who scored in the first leg of the final.

In their meeting, a CAF committee reviewed the evidence presented, almost all produced by Ismaili -- media reports, team sheets and video evidence.

Although the CAF had been expected to take a decision during the meeting, the committee members said they believed they needed more time to verify the evidence given. "It may be weeks before a decision is taken," Shata, a committee member, said.

If Enyimba are found guilty, they will be stripped of the title and banned from continental competition for three years.

It will be the first time for CAF to strip a winning team of their title. CAF regulations state that for a player to qualify to play in CAF club competitions, he must play regularly in the national championship of the country for the club engaged in the competition of CAF. If "fraud" has been committed during the final by the club which has been awarded the trophy, "the club shall be asked to return the trophy which will be awarded to the runner- up."

"We should be awarded the Champions League trophy," Ismail Osman, Ismaili's president, said. "It is very unfair to win a championship by taking players from another team and let them play for your side."

"The title is our right," Ibrahim Osman, Ismaili vice president, added. "Enyimba has broken the rules and this should rule them out."

Enyimba Chairman Felix Agwu had told BBC Sport that he was aware of Ismaili's claims but denies that Yaro Yaro was ineligible. "We received a letter from CAF last week asking us to clarify the facts surrounding the player," he said. "As far as I am concerned, there is no basis for the trophy to be taken from us as Yaro Yaro was eligible to play for us," Agwu said.