The Algerian Federation declares war on CAF – New Algeria

The President of the Algerian Football Federation, Walid Sadi, has been present in Switzerland since yesterday, Thursday, to defend, before the competent international bodies, the rights of the Algerian club Algeria against “CAF”, in the case of its match with the Moroccan club RS Berkane.

The site reported “La Gazette du Vinique“The French-speaking Algerian said on Thursday evening that he had learned from his private sources that Walid Sadi had gone to Switzerland yesterday afternoon, accompanied by 5 lawyers.

In addition to following up on the complaint filed by the Algerian Football Federation with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, in the city of Lausanne, against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) regarding the unfairness suffered by the USM Club in the case of its match with the Moroccan club Nahdet Berkane, Sadi also filed a complaint with the Ethics Committee of the club. FIFA on the same issue. This is because CAF did not respect or abide by the laws of the International Football Association.

The match was scheduled for last Sunday, at the “July 5, 1962” Olympic Stadium in Algiers. Calculation of the first-leg match for the semi-finals of the African Confederation Cup.

But the match Did not run. This is because Nahdet Berkane Club refused to play the match BAlternative shirts Provided by the Algerian Football Federation. He insisted on playing the match with the shirts he brought from Morocco. She was detained by Algerian customs when the mission arrived at Houari Boumediene Airport in Algiers, last Friday.

it’s done detention These shirts contain a political slogan that includes a “fake map” of Morocco with the occupied territories of Western Sahara added to it.

While the rules were in the interest of the capital club, CAF went the opposite way and decided, last Wednesday, to consider the Algerian team Defeated On the mat with a score of 3-0. The case was referred to the Disciplinary Committee in anticipation of imposing other penalties on him.

How was CAF unfair to the Algerian Federation?

The CAF decision is considered unfair to the Algerian club, Ittihad Algeria. This is because the laws are clear regarding the issue of shirts. So, the competition rules of the Confederation of African Football stipulate, in Chapter Six regarding players’ shirts, that they must wear a shirt permitted by the host country. It stresses that it is in accordance with the regulations.

The regulation stipulates in the seventh paragraph that each visiting team must bring two types of kits. So the second kit does not contain any advertising or publicity.

As for the laws of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Article 4, paragraphs 1 and 2, prohibit the use of any political symbols. Or religious or what distinguishes between any country, person or group because of race, religion or politics.

FIFA laws ensure that sports equipment does not contain any political, religious or personal logos, statements or images. Anyone who uses it will be punished.

Through its regulations, FIFA is committed to remaining neutral in political and religious matters. Therefore, what happened to Nahdet Berkane Club violated its regulations, as FIFA adheres to international laws. It cannot allow the adoption of a map that is not approved by the United Nations or the African Union.

According to Article 50 of the Olympic Charter (paragraph 2), “Any slogan or political, religious or ethnic propaganda is not permitted in a place, location or any Olympic facility.”