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The African Football Confederation (CAF) has issued a statement on the suspended match between Benin and Sierra Leone in the last round of AFCON 2021 in Cameroon. The game was scheduled for the last day of the international window, but has since been postponed by the governing body until the next international window.
Benin and Sierra Leone are competing in Group L and competing for the last qualifying place of the next tournament, as the other 23 participants have already been determined after the sixth round matches.
The game between the two nations was scheduled to take place in Freetown on Tuesday, which was the last day of the international window, but the organizing committee of the CAF decided to postpone the match due to the alleged spread of covid-19 cases among the Benin team.
Beninese officials accused Sierra Leone health authorities of counterfeiting
Sierra Leone health authorities announced before the game that six Beninese players tested positive for covid-19. while Benin officials questioned the test results claiming that this could be a plan aimed at giving Sierra Leone second place in the group..
“The reasoning of the Committee to change the dates was based on the fact that the match was going to take place on the last day of the international window and, scheduled for the following day (today, Wednesday) it would have affected the players scheduled to return to their respective clubs, “said a statement released by the CAF..
“The committee, therefore, considered that moving the match to the next international window was the best course of action“he added.
Benin is currently in second place seven points behind Nigeria They lead the group with 14 points, while Sierra Leone ranks third with 4 points.
