The RS Berkane football team delegation has decided to comply with the Confederation of African Football’s request and leave Algiers’ Houari Boumediene Airport for their hotel.
The team endured over ten hours in the airport, after Algerian customs seized equipment on the grounds that the team jerseys featured a full map of Morocco, including the Sahara territory.
A Hesport source revealed that RS Berkane officials responded to the African football governing body’s request, which assured them that they would receive their complete equipment, intact, by Saturday morning before their second training session.
The same source clarified that RS Berkane officials informed the CAF that they would only participate in the match if they received their jerseys, thereby casting doubt on the fate of the first leg of the Confederation Cup semifinal.
Additionally, RS Berkane reiterated that their jerseys were approved by CAF and that they did not have alternative jerseys in Algeria.
A Hesport source present at the airport previously said that the RS Berkane delegation was subjected to poor treatment by Algerian security, with attempts made to expel some players from the airport.
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