Al Ahly lay down demands to Caf ahead of Champions League final | African News

Defending African champions Al Ahly have laid down a set of demands after the Confederation of African Football [Caf] failed to provide a neutral venue for the Champions League final. The Egyptian giants face Wydad Athletic Club on May 30 at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca, Morocco. Ahly’s crisis management committee, headed by the club president Mahmoud El-Khatib, sent an official letter to CAF, highlighting the club’s demands. 

Here are Al Ahly’s demands to Caf: 

• Setting the standards to hold the Caf Champions League final, including (the stadium’s capacity, allocating 50% of the stadium’s capacity to Al Ahly fans) to provide equal opportunities. The club will pay the prices of the allocated tickets from different categories, and we are waiting for your response about the prices of the tickets. 
• We want Caf to guarantee that half of the stadium’s capacity will be allocated only for Al Ahly fans. We want Caf to coordinate this demand with the parties responsible for organising the match. 
• Guaranteeing the safety of everyone involved in the match and ensuring that the organisers of the match will apply all the regulations of Caf and FIFA to prevent any factor that would affect the players’ performance. 
• Facilitating the visa procedures for Al Ahly fans to ensure that our fans can easily travel and attend the match in their allocated seats (half of the stadium’s capacity). We would like you to take into consideration the shortage of time and that we are waiting for your response in the next 72 hours.
• Appoint one of Africa’s top referees in the continent to officiate the match and do not consider any referees who committed controversial mistakes and caused problems in any previous Caf competitions. 
• Appoint European referees for VAR, which was done during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, especially since the winner of the game will represent Africa in the FIFA Club World Cup. 

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