The Football Association is awaiting a sufficient decision regarding the date of the African final between Al-Ahly and Kaizer Chiefs tomorrow

The Football Association is awaiting the arrival of a response from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) regarding the submission of the date for the final match of the African Champions League between Al-Ahly and Kaiserchives tomorrow, Wednesday.

The Football Association is seeking to obtain a final decision from CAF regarding the date of the match, especially since based on the decision of CAF, Shawky Gharib, technical director of the Egyptian Olympic team, will decide the final list for the Tokyo Olympics and the fate of Al-Ahly players, whether by including them if the match date is submitted or excluding them if the match is held on time on July 17 next.

In the same context, Al-Ahly club officials are following up on the file of the African Champions League final crisis and the developments of this crisis, which have exacerbated the past days after news spread about the possibility of Moroccan Wydad participating instead of Kaizer Chiefs in the final of the continental championship against Al-Ahly.

Al-Ahly qualified for the final of the African Champions League against Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa, and next July 17 was set as the date for the upcoming final at the Mohammed V complex in the Moroccan capital, Casablanca.

Al-Ahly qualified for the African final at the expense of Tunisia’s Esperance, by defeating it 4-0 in the total of the first and second matches, while Kaizer Chiefs qualified at the expense of Morocco’s Wydad by defeating it with a clean goal in Morocco in the first leg and a negative draw in South Africa.

The past days witnessed exciting news about the possibility of excluding Kaizer Chiefs from the final match due to his inability to leave South Africa and play the final in Africa due to the spread of the fourth wave of the Corona virus in South Africa.

These reports indicated that CAF may use the Moroccan club to participate in the final of the tournament against Al-Ahly in the event that Kaizer Chiefs cannot compete in the final.

Al-Ahly officials recently opened an open line of communication with their counterparts in the African Union to know the developments of this crisis and the possibility of Wydad participating instead of Kaizer Chiefs.