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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>CAPE TOWN \u2013 Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs have rejected CAF\u2019s proposal to replay their game magainst Morocco\u2019s Wydad Athletic this Friday as it came in short notice.<\/p>\n

AmaKhosi were due to play the Moroccan club in a CAF Champions League Group C fixture, but the game had to be called off after Gavin Hunt\u2019s men could not secure visas to travel to the north African country.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, CAF, through SAFA, instructed Chiefs that their game will instead take place on February 19 at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. However, Chiefs felt that three days to organise visas, flights and accommodation was not sufficient.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ: Caf must come down hard on tardy Wydad following Kaizer Chiefs debacle<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the three days\u2019 notice to play the match, the club will still face the similar challenges from the Egyptian Embassy because it takes a minimum of seven working days to get approval for visas that will enable us to travel to Egypt. Securing flights at this late hour will also pose a challenge given that some airlines are not operational due to Covid-19 restrictions,\u201d Chiefs said in their response to CAF.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on the above, this may have a negative impact on the Champions League game against Horoya AC scheduled for Tuesday, 23 February 2021,\u201d the club continued.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ: Blow for Kaizer Chiefs as Wydad Champions League match called off<\/p>\n

\u201cThe club then proposed that the game be played at a later stage, as this will enable us to honour all the Champions League games on 23 February and 5 March.\u201d<\/p>\n

ALSO READ: Kaizer Chiefs won\u2019t be allowed into Morocco for CAF Champions League fixture<\/p>\n

Chiefs are also due to take welcome AmaZulu to the FNB Stadium for a DStv Premiership fixture on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

IOL Sport<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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