RS Berkane (Morocco) faces CS Constantine (Algeria) this Sunday in the first leg of the African Confederation Cup (CAF) semi-final. When and on which channels can we watch this match live?
In compliance with the ruling handed down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport dated February 26, 2025, in the case opposing it to the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger (USMA) concerning the jersey of the Renaissance Sportive de Berkane club emblazoned with the map of Morocco including its Sahara, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) prohibits the use of any symbol or sign of a political nature on jerseys during its competitions.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), the Achraf Hakimi Foundation and several former players have decided to come to the rescue of Samir Ouidar, former midfielder of Berkane and Difaa d’El Jadida, whose health has deteriorated in recent months.
The disciplinary commission of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has finally delivered its verdict in the case opposing the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger to the Renaissance Sportive de Berkane. The Algerian club is fined $40,000.
No match between Morocco and Algeria should be sacrificed for a jersey anymore. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially approved the jersey of Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) with the complete map of Morocco for the 2024-2025 season.
Algeria, which broke off diplomatic relations with Morocco in 2021, notably over the Sahara issue, is suffering a new setback. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has once again ruled in favor of the Renaissance club of Berkane.
Despite the rejection by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of its appeals against Morocco, the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) is not giving up. It has filed a request with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne to invalidate the result of the Confederation Cup semi-final between the Moroccan club Renaissance de Berkane and the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger, and suspend the final.
The public prosecutor’s office of the court of first instance in Berkane has decided to prosecute at liberty a supporter who entered the field with a Palestinian flag on Sunday, during the first leg of the Confederation Cup final, opposing the Renaissance Sportive de Berkane to Zamalek.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) did not grant the request of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) and the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger (USMA) to cancel the decision of the appeal committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) which confirmed the defeat of the Algerian club against Renaissance Sportive de Berkane for the first and second leg matches of the semi-final of the CAF Cup.
During their stay at the "Collection Be Live" hotel in Saïdia before their match against Renaissance de Berkane last weekend, the USM Alger players, not knowing how to use the infrared sensor taps in the hotel, wrongly blamed the management of the establishment, complaining that the taps were not working.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has just dismissed the Algerian Football Federation and the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger, who had referred the matter to it with a view to suspending the decision of the Appeal Commission of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirming the defeat of the Algerian club against Renaissance Berkane (0-3) in the first leg of the Confederation Cup semi-final.
Political interference in African football is costing Algeria dearly. The Confederation of African Football (CAF ) has imposed heavy sanctions on it due to the cancellation of the first leg of the Confederation Cup semi-finals between the Moroccan club Renaissance de Berkane and the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger, on Sunday, April 21, 2024, because of the jersey of the Atlas Lions containing a map of the kingdom integrating the Sahara. Other sanctions will certainly be taken in the coming days.