Tension has flared between Algeria and Morocco after an Algerian state channel published a map of the Arab region seen by Rabat as “wrong.” The uproar came as Arab foreign ministers held a ...

GENEVA—A soccer politics dispute between Algeria and Morocco over a map of disputed Western Sahara territory on a team jersey will go to a full appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) had approved RS Berkane's kit to be worn in continental competition despite the fact the map included ... provocation in Algeria, and caused a row ...

The United Nations brokered a cease-fire between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front, which is supported by Algeria ... wore the jerseys with the map. CAF awarded a second default ...

USM Alger refused to take to the pitch in Morocco because the strip the hosts were wearing showed a map of the country which included the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Algeria, which cut ...

Morocco and Algeria have long-standing political tensions over the Western Sahara territory. Now these tensions have reached the football pitch and the courtroom. A controversial map displaying ...

The Algerian authorities must have had difficulty appreciating that the Moroccan players wore outfits bearing the map of ... highlights Algeria's persistent tensions towards Morocco, particularly ...

Berkane's strip features an extended map of Morocco, which includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Algeria sees the map, which is displayed in the centre of the shirt, as a provocation ...