Two years later… Joao Rafael announces the end of the crisis over his late payments with Zamalek

Brazilian volleyball player Joao Rafael announced that the crisis over his late payments with Zamalek Club has ended.

Joao Rafael wrote on his official page on the social networking site Facebook: "&rlm “Today, after more than two years, all late dues have been paid. I thank the new administration.”

In a related context, Zamalek announced yesterday, Friday, its official apology for not participating in the African Club Championship in Al-Ahly Club. >

As part of the Zamalek Club Board of Directors’ efforts to participate in the African Club Championship, which will be held in April 2024 in Cairo.

When the apparatus The club’s volleyball administrator decided to end the procedures for participating in the tournament, and when registering professional players, and for reasons beyond the control of the club or the will of the Egyptian Volleyball Federation, the African Confederation refused to register professionals according to the following:

The Serbian player / Milan Katic was registered in the second registration period previously scheduled by the Egyptian Federation, during the period from 1-15-2024 And until 1/31/2024.

The Libyan player/Mohamed Boulbaba was contracted during the period of heading the club’s temporary committee, and he was not registered until the second registration period, and he was registered in the same period. The period previously specified by the Egyptian Federation.

Professional players have been registered for the African Championship to be held, according to what happened the previous year in Tunisia in the second half of May, and thus the The African Union stipulates that a period of three months must pass before foreign players participate with their teams in any African tournament in which the club participates.

And since the International Federation recently sent a letter to the Federation Al-Masry Volleyball officially demands that he end the local season before April 28, 2024, and the African season before 5 – 5 – 2024 due to the international commitments for the Paris Olympics Challenge qualifiers.

Based on this letter, the African Confederation set the date for holding the African Championship for Men from 4 – 12 – 2024 until 5 – 5 – 2024, and the women’s championship from 4 – 24 – 2024 until 5 – 5 – 2024.

Therefore, the period for the participation of foreign players did not exceed three months in accordance with the regulations of the African Union.

At the request of the Zamalek Club, the Egyptian Federation submitted the matter to the African Confederation to exclude the conditions for the participation of foreign players this season only, because the change of dates was made by the International Federation, which is outside of its scope. The will of the club and the Egyptian Volleyball Federation, but the African Confederation refused to register these players in the tournament for all clubs, such as players from Zamalek, Al-Ahly, and the Algerian team, and sent this refusal to their country’s federations.

Accordingly, the Zamalek Club asked the Egyptian Federation to refer the matter to the International Federation, which already did so, but the International Federation acknowledged that this was an internal matter of the African Union and its regulations.

At the same time In context, the Zamalek Club inquired about the professional player in the club’s first women’s volleyball team, and her registration was found to be valid.

Since this refusal to have foreign players participate with the men’s team, it causes great harm. In the interest of the team, and the advance preparation plan to participate in the tournament, and accordingly, Zamalek Club decided:

1- Apologize for not participating in the African Club Championship for Men, held during the 12th period. -24 – 4 – 2024.

2- Participation in the African Club Championship for Women, held during the period from 4 – 24 – 2024 until 5 – 5 – 2024.