Ajax CT to honour CAF fixture under duress, says coach Roger De Sa

12 February 2016 - 03:05 By Mark Gleeson

Ajax Cape Town were threatened with expulsion from the PSL unless they went back on their decision to withdraw from the African Confederation Cup, coach Roger de Sa has claimed.Ajax are due to leave for Angola on Friday morning to play their first-round, first-leg tie against Sagrada Esperança in the mining frontier town of Dundo on Saturday after having agreed to honour the fixture.Ajax withdrew on Friday last week over concerns about their travel arrangements in Angola and the inability to insure the players.But De Sa suggested Ajax were going to Angola under duress after club management met with Safa CEO Dennis Mumble on Monday."It's my personal view, not the club's view. But I always thought the mother body would protect us, which is the case in most countries, but in our case we got attacked and told we have to go, no matter the circumstance," said De Sa."We still don't have any arrangements, we don't know when we're coming back and we don't know what has been organised."But we've to go, otherwise we're being threatened with numerous things . like getting kicked out of the league."CAF rules state that internal domestic travel is the responsibility of the host association. Late withdrawals by clubs from a CAF competition automatically invoke a three-year ban...

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