CAF Champions League: Club African Awarded Win, Ismaily Fined $40,000
20th February 2019
The stadium where the crowd trouble occurred is among six that emergency hosts Egypt will use for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations this June and July
- Tunisian side Club Africain were awarded a 3-0 win and Egyptian opponents Ismaily fined S40,000 (35,000 euros) Tuesday after their CAF Champions League match last month was abandoned
- In a further punishment, Ismaily must play their next home match, against CS Constantine of Algeria this Saturday, behind closed doors
- Africain were leading Ismaily 2-1 in Egypt on January 18 when water bottles and stones were hurled on to the pitch, forcing the referee to abandon the Group C game in stoppage time
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- Tunisian side Club Africain were awarded a 3-0 win and Egyptian
opponents Ismaily fined S40,000 (35,000 euros) Tuesday after their CAF
Champions League match last month was abandoned.
In a further
punishment, Ismaily must play their next home match, against CS Constantine of
Algeria this Saturday, behind closed doors.
Africain were
leading Ismaily 2-1 in Egypt on January 18 when water bottles and stones were
hurled on to the pitch, forcing the referee to abandon the Group C game in
stoppage time.
Ismaily were
disqualified from the elite African club competition by the Confederation of
African Football (CAF) only to be reinstated after appealing the
decision.
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CAF justified
allowing former trophy-holders Ismaily back into the Champions League on the
grounds that there were no pitch invasions.
TP Mazembe of the
Democratic Republic of Congo top the table with seven points followed by
Constantine with six and Club Africain with four while Ismaily are
pointless.
Ismaily and
Constantine have played two matches less than their rivals and meet on February
23 and March 2 to catch up before the final two matchdays.
The stadium where
the crowd trouble occurred is among six that emergency hosts Egypt will use for
the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations this June and July.
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Egypt replaced
Cameroon in January when the central African nation fell behind with
preparations for the first Cup of Nations featuring 24 teams, up from 16 two
years ago.
Revised standings
(played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points)
Group C
Mazembe
4 2 1 1 10 3 7
Constantine
2 2 0 0 4 0 6
C. Africain
4 1 1 2 3 9 4
Ismaily
2 0 0 2 0 5 0
Remaining fixtures
Feb 23: Ismaily v
Constantine
Mar 2: Constantine v
Ismaily
Mar 8: Constantine v
Africain, Ismaily v Mazembe
Mar 16: Africain v
Ismaily, Mazembe v Constantine
Note: group
winners and runners-up qualify for quarter-finals