The Confederation of the African Football (CAF) decided on Monday to appoint the Algerian Mustapha Ghorbal as a center referee for Zamalek and Espérance Sportive de Tunis encounter in the CAF Champions League.
The CAF Champions League holders are set to host the White Knights in the second leg of the quarter-final on Friday, March 6.
The White Knights managed to secure a 3-1 victory in the first leg at Cairo Stadium in the presence of 30,000 fans.
On February 14, the Whites thrashed the Tunisian side 3-1 to lift their fourth CAF Super Cup title.
Earlier on Monday, Ministry of Youth and Sports in Tunisia pledged to secure the CAF Champions League encounter between Egypt’s Zamalek and Espérance Sportive de Tunis.
In a statement, the Tunisian ministry affirmed that Tunisia can secure the encounter in the best way ever as it aims at securing the fans and the visitors’ mission.
The Effect of Coronavirus on the game:
After confirming the first Coronavirus case in Tunisia, the encounter could be threatened.
The game could be played in an empty stadium if the government decides to ban fans from entering the matches.
If the Tunisian authorities decided to suspend the sports activity in the Arab country, ES Tunis would have no options except playing the game in a neutral land.
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