DR Congo side, AS Vita Club, has been disqualified from the 2016 CAF Champions League for fielding an ineligible player, Idrissa Traore, CAF confirmed on Tuesday. Mamelodi Sundowns who lost 1-0 to AS Vita Club at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville and won 2-1 in the away leg will now play in the Champions Leagues group stages. The CAF Organizing Committee for Interclubs Competitions reviewed a complaint by Stade Malien (Mali) on the eligibility of the player Idrissa Traore used by AS Vita (DR Congo) during the preliminary matches of the 2016 Orange CAF Champions League. Traore played with the Malian club during the 2015 season, whilst featuring for Stade Malien, the CAF Disciplinary Board handed him a four (4) match suspension. He served only one match and the remaining with three (3) matches suspension was carried over to the next competition. However, AS Vita fielded him in the preliminary rounds of the 2016 Orange CAF Champions League against Mafunzo of Zimbabwe. With this news, Rwandan International, Ernest Sugira, who signed for the Congolese side will not be playing in the Champions League. editorial@newtimes.co.rw
