Yesterday, Monday, the Algerian club, Ittihad Algeria, filed a new complaint with the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (TASS) for urgent consideration.
The iron fist continues between the US Capital Club and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), over the issue of the Moroccan club RS Berkane shirts. Which caused the unfair exclusion of the Algerian team from the Confederation Cup competition.
This new complaint represents an examination of the legal basis relied upon by the CAF Appeals Committee when it made the decision that the Algerian club, USM Al-Asima, lost the first leg of the semi-final of the African Confederation Cup, to the Moroccan club, Nahdet Berkane, on the mat, 0-3). Which was scheduled for last April 22, at the “05 July 1962” Olympic Stadium, in Algiers.
The Appeals Committee of the Confederation of African Football justified its decision by “compelling circumstances.” According to her, the statement is that the Algerian club, Ittihad Algeria, has deprived the Nahdet Berkane club of shirts.
According to the site LA GAZETTE DU FENNEC Algerian, in French, yesterday evening, Monday, that the Algerian club Ittihad Algeria had filed the complaint in an urgent manner, through French lawyer Arnaud Coniston.
Among what was deposited in the case file to dismiss the “force majeure” allegations is the existence of evidence that the Algerian party provided similar shirts to the Moroccan club, with the approval of the official of the Competitions Committee at the CAF level, the Egyptian Imad Shenouda.
This is evidence that is evidenced by official correspondence in this regard between the Algerian Football Association (FAF) and the official of the CAF Competitions Committee, who confirms his approval of the agreement. Shirts that bring it The Algerian side of Nahdet Berkane Club. Which was devoid of the fake map that the Algerian club, Ittihad Algeria, objected to.
The Algerian Federation provided new evidence to “TASS”
These official correspondences between the Algerian Football Association and the CAF representative highlight the latter’s request from FAF officials to hand over the shirts to the general coordinator of that match, who is from the country of Mali, to deliver them to Berkane Club.
In addition, the French lawyer deposited videos in the case file showing that the shirts were actually deposited in the Nahdet Berkane club’s changing rooms at the “July 5, 1962 Olympic Stadium.”
Given that “CAF” has officially scheduled the first leg of the Confederation Cup final between RS Berkane of Morocco and Zamalek of Egypt next Sunday, in Morocco, the urgent request of the Algerian club, Ittihad Algeria, filed with “TASS”, also includes freezing this final.
It is worth noting that the second leg of the Confederation Cup was scheduled for the 19th of the same month in Cairo.
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