According to the website of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, this refusal came when the Libyan referee of the game, Yahya Abdelghani, whistled a penalty in favor of Morocco, while the score was 3 goals each at the last minutes of the match.

Morocco's goals were scored by Anouar Frindi and Azzedine El Hamidi.

In the first leg, held in Abidjan, Morocco lost (7-6).