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The African Football Confederation (CAF) announced new procedures in the event of Corona injuries within a team, in addition to announcing its previously known decision to increase the rosters of teams in competitions whose regulations dictate the existence of a roster of a specific number of players.
A statement posted on the official CAF website said: “In accordance with FIFA and CAF health guidelines and protocols against the Corona virus and the resumption of competitions, players who have tested positive for the virus will not they can participate in the matches. “
Increase the lists
He continued: “In this particular context, the CAF Emergency Committee, in order to allow the different teams participating in the competitions, have a sufficient number of players to participate in the matches, and based on the Committee’s proposal Organizer of the African Cup of Nations, the following decisions. “
He revealed: “With regard to competitions whose regulations impose a list of a specific number of players (for example: club competitions, continental championship finals …): increase the number of players by ten players; (for example, if the regulations impose a list of 30 players, the number will be increased to 40).
He explained: “Regarding the competitions whose regulations allow to modify the list of players from one match to another (for example: Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, African Cup of Nations qualifiers for women … etc.): Associations can travel with an unlimited number of players, allowing them to exchange any player who shows positivity in the PCR test. “
What if Corona Injuries Occur?
“After increasing the number of players on the list, the following rule, which complies with the laws of the game, will apply to all CAF competitions: The team must ensure that there is a list of at least 11 players (including a goalkeeper) + 4 substitutes to participate, ”said Kav. In any match, this is regardless of the number of players for whom the PCR test result was positive for Corona. “
And he stressed that “in the event that the team cannot participate in the match, the result of the match will be determined according to the following criteria.”
And he continued, “If the team does not have the minimum number of players (11 players including a goalkeeper + 4 substitutes) to play a match, the team will be considered to have lost the match 2-0.”
And he added, “In the event that the participating team cannot travel to the host country and / or the match venue due to some travel restriction or others related to the Coronavirus, the participating team will be considered to have lost the match 2-0 “.
He explained: “In the event that the host team cannot organize a match or does not authorize its government to host another team, the home team will be deemed to have lost the match 2-0.”
However, “in exceptional cases, the organizing committee must be consulted to make the final decision.”
And the substitutions and the assistance of the fans?
And complete the statement “ For substitutions during the game, The number of substitutes allowed in the match list remains unchanged according to the regulations of each competition. Five (5) substitutions will be allowed in Round 3 and 4 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers.
Vivid “All games must be played without fans. However, if the government of the host association agrees that matches can be played in the presence of the public, the host association must obtain prior approval from the CAF. The number of fans must not exceed 50% of the capacity of the stadium. “
He concluded: “These measures are effective and valid only during the current context of the global health crisis due to the Coronavirus.”
