Wydad Casablanca have announced the decision to retain manager Sebastian Desabre after initial suggestions that the Frenchman had been sacked by the club for a second time.
The drama surrounding the Botola champions has been relentless over the past seven days with reports surfacing the former Pyramids FC manager had been relieved of his duties.
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Desabre returned to Wydad last month and it was leaked to the media that he'd been sacked after the 1-0 defeat to Difaâ Hassani of El Jadida and the poor display against Mamelodi Sundowns.
However, after an emergency meeting with president Said Naciri and the club's hierarchy, the 43-year-old has been retained for their CAF Champions League quarter-final tie against Etoile Du Sahel.
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With a dramatic turn of events, the club also confirmed that Zuhair Al-Murtaji has been dropped to the reserve team after clashing with the club's supporters after their shock league defeat.
"The Wydad Sports Club decided to remove player Zuhair Al-Murtaji from the first team," the statement read, translated from Arabic.
"He will join the Al-Amal team until the end of the season, and check the appropriate disciplinary procedure for his actions from the last game."
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Wydad will host Etoile at the Stade Mohamed V on 29 February for their first-leg tie before travelling to Rades for the return leg on 7 March.