Walid Rekraki, coach of the club Moroccan Wydad He will not comment on the crisis surrounding the African Champions League final stadium, because his team has not yet qualified for the semi-finals.
Wydad is preparing to face Petro Atletico of Angola, tomorrow, Friday, at the Mohammed V complex, as part of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
Regraki said in the press conference before the match: “We will not interfere in the stadium issue now, because we have not qualified for the final yet, and we respect Petro Atletico, and if we talk now about the issue of the final stadium, this will be considered a belittling of the Angolan team.”
The Confederation of African Football had announced that the Mohammed V complex would host the Champions League final this season for the second year in a row.
Al-Ahly objected to the decision of the African Union and demanded that the match be held on a neutral stadium, in order to establish the principle of equal opportunities between the competing teams.
Added coach love“There are some clubs that do not respect their opponents. Speaking of the final that we have not yet reached, all teams are still competing for their chances of qualifying for the final scene.”
He concluded by saying: “The big clubs respect their rivals, and since we haven’t decided the qualification yet, I won’t talk about anything outside of our match tomorrow.”
Morocco’s Wydad had defeated Petro Atletico in the first leg by three goals to one, while Al-Ahly defeated ES Setif by four goals.