Upset over the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for choosing Morocco to host the African Champions Ligue final in Morocco, the board of Egyptian team Al Ahly announced its 6 conditions to CAF to agree to play the final in Casablanca.
In a statement published on its website, the Board of Directors of Al Ahly required CAF to allocate European VAR referees, demanding “the appointment of the best referees on the continent.”
The club also demanded to ensure Egyptian fans obtain 50% of the seats of the Mohammed V stadium for the final and called on CAF to ensure that its supporters get eased visa procedures to enter Morocco.
The Cairo club requires that the part of the stands that will be dedicated to it must be reserved only for its supporters and CAF must ensure compliance with this condition, reads the statement.
Al Ahly demands heightened security for all its components, including players, members of the technical staff, drivers, and other members of the delegation.
“Guaranteeing the safety of everyone involved in the match and ensuring that the organizers of the match will apply all the regulations of Caf and Fifa to prevent any factor that would affect the performance of the players,” Al Ahly’s statement continued.
The Cairo club had done all it could not to play the final of the Champions League in Morocco despite the decision of CAF to maintain the match against Wydad Athletic Club (WAC) at the Sports Complex Mohammed V in Casablanca.
Forced to comply with the decisions, the Egyptian club insisted on imposing its conditions to take part in this confrontation.
CAF confirmed Tuesday the holding of the final of the Champions League Africa in Casablanca by imposing many conditions.
In response to the confirmation, the Red Devils filed a formal complaint with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and have since made the six requests to the African soccer governing body.
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