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A source from the African Confederation (CAF) clarified the position of the matches of the Moroccan Wydad against the Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa and the Algerian youth Belouizdad against the Sundowns in the African Champions League to FilGoal.com.
The source told FilGoal.com: “Tomorrow is the deadline for Moroccan Wydad and JS Belouizdad to determine the stadium for the Kaizer Chiefs and Sundowns matches, respectively.”
“The young man from Belouizdad submitted an application to host the match in Sudan on February 27 or 28, and is awaiting the response of the Sudanese authorities to agree to host the match.”
The source stressed that “a team that does not find a stadium will be considered to have lost 2-0.”
“When the stadium is determined in a neutral country, and if the visiting team refuses to play in a neutral stadium, it is considered the loser of the match because of its refusal to travel,” he said.
What happened?
The match between Wydad and Kaizer Chiefs was postponed from the first round due to the Moroccan authorities’ refusal to host the South African team due to the Corona virus outbreak.
The Egyptian Federation agreed to host the match on February 19, but the South African club issued a statement explaining the difficulty of playing the match in Cairo for two captains. (See details)
After setting a possible new date for the match, the Egyptian Federation announced its apology for not hosting the match. (See details)
A few days later, the Algerian authorities refused to host the Sundowns in the second-round clashes, as happened in Morocco. (See details)
A few hours later, the Algerian club announced the indefinite cancellation of the match. (See details)
CAF held a meeting with South African clubs to discuss the possibility of resolving the crisis, and the South African Union issued a statement in which it refused to transfer the matches of its clubs and continental teams to neutral territories. (See details)
