BN Sports: The match between Zamalek and Al-Raja was postponed to October 31

The official page of the “beIN Sports” channels on “Twitter” indicated that the match between Zamalek and Moroccan Raja, in the second leg of the semifinals of the African Champions League, scheduled for next Saturday, has been postponed until 31 October.

The account of “ben Sports” indicated that November 6 has been set as the date for the final of the African Championship.

The Moroccan club Raja issued an official statement on the second leg of the CAF Champions League semifinals against Zamalek, after discovering 8 cases of crown in the team, after the medical swab carried out by the club, this Monday.

In its statement published on its Facebook page, the club stated: “On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, an urgent meeting was held between Mr. Faouzi Lakjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, and Mr. Jawad Al- Zayat, president of the Club, to study the state of the epidemiological situation of the club and its effects. On the second leg of the semifinals of the African Champions Cup scheduled for Saturday 24 October 2020 ».

He added: “At the initiative of Mr. Fawzi Lakjaa, an official meeting was held on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 20, 2020, between an administrative delegation of the Raja Sports Club headed by Mr. Anis Mahfouz, Secretary General, and Mr. Abdel Salam Hanat, Head of the Sports Mission and Director of the African Committee of Competitions at CAF to clarify and explain the situation. The force majeure experienced by Al-Rajaa Sports Club from the sports and administrative side, and to request the postponement of the meeting for a later date.

He explained: “Based on the above, Raja Sports Club submitted a formal request to the CAF at midnight on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 to postpone the meeting to a later date, given the number of Corona cases that affected the players. of the team, and the impossibility of leaving the national territory in this situation.

He concluded: “The Raja Sports Club is still awaiting the decision of the African Football Confederation in this regard, and the national public opinion will be informed of this decision as soon as it is taken.”