This is the fact that “TASS” rejected Algeria’s appeal regarding the match between Berkane and New Algeria

Today, Tuesday, the Moroccan press circulated the news that the International Arbitration Court (TASS) rejected the Algerian Football Federation’s appeal against the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), regarding the issue of the match between USM Algiers and the Moroccan club RS Berkane.

Various Moroccan media outlets have reported, in addition For African sites Of the western neighbor, this news is very ecstatic about the “fake decision.”

The truth is that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TASS), which is based in the Swiss city of Lausanne, did not reject the appeal of the Algerian Football Association (FAF). Rather, it only rejected the urgent request submitted by the Algerian club, USM Algiers, through the “FAF”, to cancel the decision of the CAF Appeals Committee, on April 24, 2024. Related to the fact that the Algerian club, USM Algiers, lost 3-0, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the competition. The African Confederation Cup for Football, which was scheduled between the two teams, on April 21 at the “July 5, 1962” Olympic Stadium in Algiers.

This matter is not new, as the judge in charge of the case had confirmed to the President of the Algerian Football Federation, Walid Sadi When he submitted the file last Friday, he stated that studying the file would require several days. Therefore the result cannot be cancelled, as well I reassured him Even if the return match is held (on Sunday, April 28) and the Algerian club is eliminated by RS Berkane, the “TASS” will oblige “CAF” to replay the semi-final and even the final matches, in the event that the final decision is later issued in favor of the Algerian club. .

Al-Hadir pointed out that the issue of the match between Al-Ittihad Alger Club and RS Berkane broke out because of the official shirt of the Moroccan club, which they insisted on playing in the two semi-final matches of the African Confederation Cup. Which the Algerian side considers to carry a political slogan, as it includes a fictitious map, which includes Moroccan territory in addition to the occupied territory of Western Sahara.