Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns have finally been provided with the date, time and venue for their postponed CAF Champions League encounters against Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca and Algeria's CR Belouizdad respectively.
Chiefs were meant to travel to Morocco last week to take on Wydad, but were denied entry into the country due to ‘medical’ restrictions around the coronavirus.
Sundowns, on the other hand, had to cancel their trip for their Group B game against CR Belouizdad on Thursday last week‚ as the club was leaving for OR International airport.
Despite initially being granted visas by the Algerian authorities, the Brazilians were informed on Thursday that the situation had changed due to “further medical restrictions”.
Both sides only seemingly were forced into action when Safa called on Caf to take control of the chaotic situation‚ and the governing body warned both teams to find alternative venues by Monday at midnight or face 2-0 walkovers.
“I can confirm that we have received letters that say Chiefs will play in Burkina Faso and Sundowns will play in Tanzania on the 28th [of February]‚" he said.
“But the association will further consult with the two teams and check if they will be able to meet the logistics and all that‚” he said.
“Remember‚ initially Chiefs were the ones who suggested February 28‚ so I do not expect them to have too much trouble with the new date.
“With Sundowns I do not know, because it will also have an impact on the domestic league.
“And Caf needs to understand that it is not as if you are moving to Polokwane and then not playing.”
