Volcan Club de Moroni, a football club from the Comoros based in Moroni, has been disqualified from the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League tournament.This is after a decision made by the CAF Interclub Organizing Committee who came to the conclusion that the side had lost their second leg match after failing to turn up for the reverse encounter against Seychelles outfit La Passe.Defiant FKF PL clubs reiterate stance on snubbing Transition Committee leagueIn the statement released by the African football governing body, Volcan, who had a 1-0 aggregate lead from the first leg, contravened the set out rules leading to their disqualification.“Following the failure of Volcan Club de Moroni to arrive and honour their CAF Champions League preliminary first round fixture against La Passe FC, the matter was submitted to the CAF Interclub Organizing Committee for a decision.##NAJAVA_MECA_6676892##In accordance with the Regulations, the CAF Interclub Organizing Committee decided to consider Volcan Club de Moroni to have lost the match. They were also disqualified from the competition.The decision was based on Article IX 10.5 that reads: “It is the duty of the visiting team to organize its travel arrangements in a way that permits it to arrive in the venue of the match at a reasonable time ahead of the scheduled date of the match,” the statement read.Michael Olunga grabs another hattrick in Duhail win over Al ArabiConsequently, La Passe FC automatically qualified to the second Preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. They are set to come up against South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns who won the continental tournament in 2016.
