CCC: Rwanda’s AS Kigali Feast On Uganda’s KCCA COVID-19 Troubles

Ugandan football team, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) FC have been handed a 2-0 loss after failing to show up for a game against Rwanda’s AS Kigali in the CAF Confederations Cup.

KCCA camp has been hit with bouts of COVID-19, with at least eleven members of the squad having tested positive for the virus.

The team, according to local reports in Uganda, is expected to register 40 players for the competition but a good number of squad members tested positive for COVID-19, restricting the club to travel with just 15 players.

The situation became more critical when 2 of the 15 players registered for the game also tested positive for the virus, leaving the club in a helpless situation.

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Clarification on the CAF rules re; games played during this pandemic.

Clubs should have at least the starting 11 and four substitutes including a goalkeeper.

Nine KCCA players & five team officials including head coach Mike Mutebi tested positive prior to the trip to Kigali. pic.twitter.com/W6QGDYW8eV

— Usher Komugisha (@UsherKomugisha) December 23, 2020

The club failed to show up for the game and two goals and maximum points were handed to their Rwandan opponents.

Criticisms have followed the decision as football stakeholders in the continent said CAF’s stand on the situation is unwieldy and partial.

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But thats not @KCCAFC fault this is a pandemic that has hit the whole world. Why penalise a team for a natural occurance. The best decision would be to postpone the game. Bad decisio @CAF_Online

— Wilson (@LakerWilson) December 23, 2020

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I thought covid was a pandemic. Thus the rules..must be relaxed

— Patrick Potter 🔮 (@patrickpotter_1) December 23, 2020

The Ugandan club is expected to appeal the decision in the coming days.