Press conference ahead of CAF Champions League final
By AFP
01 June 2019 |
1:18 pm
Deputy coaches for Espérance Sportive de Tunis (EST) and Wydad Casablanca (WAC) hold a press conference ahead of the CAF Champions League final.
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