Los 40 USA
NewslettersSign in to commentAPP
spainSPAINchileCHILEcolombiaCOLOMBIAusaUSAmexicoMEXICOlatin usaLATIN USAamericaAMERICA

Football

Covid-19: Raja announce four more players have recovered

Four more Raja Casablanca players have recovered from the coronavirus, with the club hoping they can put together a 14-player squad before heading to Cairo.

Update:
Covid-19: Raja announce four more players have recovered
The official site of the CAF

Moroccan club Raja Casablanca announced late on Wednesday that four more members of their squad have recovered from covid-19 and returned negative tests ahead of the club's journey to Cairo.

Raja Casablanca covid-19 cases had risen to 16

The covid-19 cases among Raja players had previously reached 16 before some players started to recover, as the team previously also announced Ayoub Nanah and Elias Hadad's recovery from the virus.

The club announced late on Wednesday night that four more players have joined the list of players ready to travel to Cairo to participate in the second leg of the CAF Champions League semi-final against Zamalek.

Raja need 14 available players for CAF Champions League semi-final to go ahead

This came after some Moroccan reports suggested that only 10 Raja players were available for the game, with a squad of at least 14 needed to avoid potential disqualification if CAF didn't have the intention to postpone the game one more time.

CAF had previously postponed the game as a result of the uncontrollable spread of the infection among Raja's players and staff which forced the Moroccan side to file an official request for a delay to the game, with the semi-finals scheduled for 23 and 24 October.

Raja's participation in the second leg remains up in the air as their flight to Cairo has been delayed more than once due to the disappointing results of the tests players have undergone.

The winner from the encounter is supposed to meet with Egyptian Al-Ahly in the tournament's decider on 6 November in Cairo.