The Royal Moroccan Football Association announced that it has received a decision from the Appeals Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) regarding Algerian club USM Alger's appeal. The appeal contested the decision of the CAF Clubs Committee, which awarded Nahdet Berkane a 3-0 victory over USM Alger in the first leg of the CAF Cup semi-final match and referred the file to the Disciplinary Committee for possible disciplinary sanctions. The committee upheld the decisions of the previous Clubs Committee, which were unanimously ratified by all nine members. These decisions included awarding a 3-0 victory to Nahdet Berkane and referring the file to the Disciplinary Committee for possible additional disciplinary measures. The Appeals Committee consisted of Roli Harriman (Nigeria) as chairman, Thimoti Masongama (Malawi) as a member, and Moses Ikanga (Namibia) as a member. The second leg of the CAF Cup semi-final match between USM Alger and Nahdet Berkane was originally canceled after Algerian authorities refused to allow the Moroccan team to play on Saturday with jerseys bearing the full map of the Kingdom, at the 5 Juillet stadium. However, a rescheduled match has been confirmed for Sunday at 8:00 p.m. at the municipal stadium in Berkane.
