By Charles Embola
Football writer kick442.com Cameroon
Canceled 56 minutes to kick off, host Sierra Leone and Benin were left stranded in the dressing room of the Free town international stadium.
The Africa Cup of Nations Group L encounter could not take place as planned on Tuesday, March 30 due to a last hour Covid-19 controversy.
Left in limbo by the decision from CAF to call off the encounter, both nations were on Wednesday informed be the football governing body that match #151 will be programmed during the next FIFA international window.
On Tuesday the squirrels of Benin did not accept the results produced by their hosts claiming tests taken 72 hours earlier turned out negative. Having been informed by the football governing body that the game was moved to June, the West Africans (Sierra Leone) have raised concerns stating «CAF did not state the yardstick used by the to arrive at the decision to postpone the game»
Quoting articles 83, 84, and 85, which properly addresses such issues, «SLFA is calling on every Sierra leonean especially football loving fans to remain Calm as the matter is currently being pursued in line with the appropriate statutory provisions».
The Leone stars are third in group L with three points, scooping another another three from their rivals in June would propel them to Afcon 2020 in Cameroon.
Canceled 56 minutes to kick off, host Sierra Leone and Benin were left stranded in the dressing room of the Free town international stadium.
The Africa Cup of Nations Group L encounter could not take place as planned on Tuesday, March 30 due to a last hour Covid-19 controversy.
Left in limbo by the decision from CAF to call off the encounter, both nations were on Wednesday informed be the football governing body that match #151 will be programmed during the next FIFA international window.
On Tuesday the squirrels of Benin did not accept the results produced by their hosts claiming tests taken 72 hours earlier turned out negative. Having been informed by the football governing body that the game was moved to June, the West Africans (Sierra Leone) have raised concerns stating «CAF did not state the yardstick used by the to arrive at the decision to postpone the game»
Quoting articles 83, 84, and 85, which properly addresses such issues, «SLFA is calling on every Sierra leonean especially football loving fans to remain Calm as the matter is currently being pursued in line with the appropriate statutory provisions».
The Leone stars are third in group L with three points, scooping another three from their rivals in June would propel them to Afcon 2022 in Cameroon.
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