Media reports, citing a senior source from the Clubs and Licensing Commission of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), reported that the Nahdet Berkane team jersey, which includes a map of the entire Kingdom of Morocco, was officially approved once again to participate. in next season’s African Confederation Cup competitions in the group stage.
Do not make adjustments to the shirt
The source confirmed that RS Berkane did not make any changes to the jersey they had worn over the past two seasons, including in the second preliminary round of the current season’s competition.
Despite disputes over the jersey between Moroccan team RS Berkane and USM Algeria last season, the jersey presented to the club committee did not feature any significant changes.
Dispute over the map of Morocco
This jersey, which depicts the entire map of Morocco, sparked a major dispute between the RS Berkane and USM Alger teams last season, with the dispute leading to the cancellation of the Cup’s two-legged semi-finals of the Confederation and a penalty. was imposed on the Algerian team by imposing a fine of 40,000 dollars.
Despite this sanction, Capital Union appealed the decision.
“CAF” confirms that the jersey is legal
The responsible source indicated that the CAF regulations do not prevent the adoption of the Nahdet Berkane jersey, provided that it does not contain slogans inciting hatred or contrary to the principles of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ) or the principle of loyalty. play.
It seems that the crisis could be renewed with the adoption of the same jersey for the current season, especially if certain clubs continue to oppose it.
Efforts to change regulations
Reports indicate that there have been previous attempts to make changes to club jersey regulations, in a bid to avoid the crises that occurred last season between USMA and RS Berkane.
However, these amendments were postponed for unknown reasons, according to the same source.
Appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
In the same context, the USMA and the Algerian Football Federation seized the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to appeal the decision to consider the Algerian team declared forfeited from the two semi-finals. They also filed a complaint regarding legality. to adopt the Nahdet Berkane shirt.
So far, the court has not issued a final decision, which warns of the possibility of an escalation of the crisis during the current season.
