“CAF” resolves the crisis in the match between Algeria’s USM Algiers and Morocco’s RS Berkane

Egypt – The Confederation of African Football has resolved the crisis of canceling the match between Algeria’s USM Algiers and Morocco’s RS Berkane in the African Confederation Cup.

The match between the two teams was scheduled to be held on Sunday, April 21, in the semi-finals of the African Confederation Cup.

The Algerian club’s match once morest RS Berkane was cancelled, following the Moroccan team players refused to take to the field along with the match observer as well, once morest the backdrop of the Algerian authorities’ refusal to hand over the Moroccan team players their shirts that were seized at the airport.

The Moroccan Football Federation issued a statement on its official website, in which it said that it had received a copy of the decision of the Club Committee of the Confederation of African Football regarding the match between USM Algiers and RS Berkane.

The Moroccan Federation confirmed that the aforementioned committee affiliated with “CAF” decided to lose the USMA team with an apology (3-0), and then referred the file to the Disciplinary Committee to consider the possibility of adding disciplinary penalties.

It was also decided that the return match will be held on Sunday, April 28, at the municipal stadium in the Moroccan city of Berkane.

A source from the Algerian Football Federation stated that the Federation “initiated procedures to file a complaint with the International Sports Court” immediately following the CAF decision was issued.

The crisis in the match between USM Alger and Nahdet Berkane broke out last Friday when the Moroccan team delegation arrived at Houari Boumediene International Airport to face the Algerian team, as the Algerian authorities refused to let the Moroccan team delegation leave the airport with their luggage because of the presence of a map of Morocco that includes desert lands on Nahdet Berkane’s shirt.

The Moroccan club rejected this measure, stressing that it did not have alternative shirts, which forced the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to write to the responsible authorities in Algeria, asking them to find a solution to the issue.

The Algerian Federation prepared alternative shirts, but the Moroccan team refused to wear them and insisted on playing the match in their official shirts, which caused the match to be cancelled.

Source: “Agencies”