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Bobby Motaung during the Absa Premiership 2018/19 Kaizer Chiefs press conference at the Chiefs Village, Johannesburg on 10 December 2018. ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Kaizer Chiefs: R1-million down the drain after cancelled Moroccan trip?

Kaizer Chiefs have reportedly made a loss in the region of R1-million following the cancellation of their CAF Champions League match.

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Bobby Motaung during the Absa Premiership 2018/19 Kaizer Chiefs press conference at the Chiefs Village, Johannesburg on 10 December 2018. ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Kaizer Chiefs have reportedly made a loss believed to be in the region of R1-million following the cancellation of their CAF Champions League match with Wydad Casablanca.

The two teams were set to lock horns in what would have been their opening match of Group C on Saturday.

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However, the said game was cancelled after the Moroccan government denied Amakhosi visas amid Covid-19 fears.

And according to Sowetan, Amakhosi had already paid for accommodation, flights as well as other travelling arrangements.

Furthermore, the publication reports that Chiefs had already paid for Covid-19 tests done on their 40-member travelling squad.

The tests are compulsory for any individual or team travelling to countries such as Morocco who are on hard lockdown.

“We had to book accommodation and return flights for 40 people. Flights alone cost nearly R500,000,” said a Chiefs insider.

“You add that and the fact that we had book more cars and drivers in Morocco, then you see we’ve spent quite a lot of money.

And there’s no guarantee that we’ll recoup it because usually you’re penalised for cancellation,” the insider added.

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Both Wydad and Chiefs are waiting to hear CAF’s possible outcome on the cancelled match and how it affects the group.

But Chiefs are crossing their fingers for Wydad to be found guilty as part of the CAF rules are on their side.

“In case a host team cannot organise a match or was not authorised by its government to receive another team, the host team shall be considered to have lost the match 2-0,” reads part of the rules.