The second leg of the CAF Cup semi-final between RS Berkane and USM Alger promises to be electric. Victorious by default (3-0) in the first leg following the seizure of its jerseys by the Algerian authorities, the Moroccan team is awaiting its Algerian opponent this Sunday (8:00 p.m.). However, the shadow of a new forfeit hangs over the match.
The diplomatic tug-of-war between Rabat and Algiers has shifted to the sports field with the cancellation of the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals between the Moroccan club Renaissance de Berkane and the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger, on Sunday, April 21, 2024, due to the jersey of the Atlas Lions containing a map of the kingdom integrating the Sahara.
After a long wait at Algiers’ Houari Boumediene airport due to the blocking by Algerian customs of its luggage including its jerseys containing a map of Morocco integrating the Sahara , the delegation of the Renaissance sportive de Berkane finally agreed on Friday to return to its hotel.
While they arrived in Algeria as part of the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals, the players and staff of Renaissance sportive de Berkane have been "taken hostage" due to the jersey containing a map of Morocco including the Sahara.
The Moroccan club Renaissance de Berkane formally denied the information that Algeria had banned the entry of its jersey into its territory during its next match against Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger because of a map of Morocco including the Sahara.
Algeria has banned the entry into its territory of the jersey of the Moroccan club Renaissance de Berkane, which will have to cross swords with the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger, on Sunday, April 21, 2024, as part of the first leg of the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup.
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