Esperance’s Ghana defender Harrison Afful will miss the first match-day of the 2014 CAF Champions League Group stage due to yellow card accumulation.
The versatile player received his second yellow card of the competition in the 3-0 win over AS Real Bamako in the final qualifying round on Sunday.
He picked up a card during the 1/16th stage qualifier against Gor Mahia.
Afful scored the third goal in the 86th minute and set to play in his fifth consecutive CAF Champions League money stage campaign.