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USM Alger has decided to withdraw from the second-leg semifinals of the CAF Confederation Cup.
The game was scheduled to take place today at 8 p.m. at Stade Municipal de Berkane.
The first leg match was also canceled after Algeria’s regime decided to prevent the Moroccan club from playing the game and confiscated RS Berkane’s CAF-approved equipment in a bid to challenge Morocco’s territorial integrity.
Algerian authorities prevented the club from playing the match due to the team’s jerseys featuring a full map of Morocco.
In response, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has settled the controversy surrounding Algeria’s decision by penalizing the Algerian club with a forfeit of 0-3.
A CAF club commission decided to refer the matter to the disciplinary committee for possible additional sanctions against Algerian authorities.
Many have described the Algerian decision as part of Algeria’s smear campaign challenging Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara.
