What the CAF list says about the crisis to meet Zamalek and Gazelle

Chadian club Djazeli is struggling to travel to Egypt to face Zamalek in the first leg of the 32nd CAF Champions League.

The first leg of the match between Zamalek and Chadian Djazeli is scheduled for next Wednesday, as part of the first leg of the 32nd round of the African Championship.

The Zamalek club officials had accepted the offer they received to host Chadian Djazeley’s match in the 32nd round first leg, which will be played in Egypt instead of Chad.

A crisis arose between Chadian Djazelle’s team and the Chadian Minister of Sports due to the team’s travel ban, due to the Corona virus outbreak.

A source clarified, in exclusive statements to “Yallakora”, that Gazelle’s team had filed a lawsuit in urgent matters in Chad to oppose the team’s travel ban.

A source in Zamalek, Lilakora, said that the match coordinator informed the officials of the white team about the difficulty of Gazelle’s arrival in Egypt, and therefore the match will not be played, indicating that the White Castle Club will await the decision. of the African Union “enough” regarding the crisis of the party.

What does the CAF list say about the crisis in the match between Zamalek and Gazelle?

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has established several criteria related to the teams and clubs that will participate in its African championships during the next period, in light of the presence of the new Corona virus (Covid-19).

1 – If the team does not have the minimum number of players (11 players plus 4 substitutes including a goalkeeper) to play the game, the team will be considered to have lost 2-0.

2- In the event that the team is unable to travel to the host country or the match venue due to some restriction related to the Corona virus, the team will be considered defeated 2-0.

3- 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.

4- In exceptional cases, the CAF organizing committee must be consulted to make the final decision.