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An African Confederation Cup match between USM Alger and Moroccan team Renaissance Berkane was cancelled just before kickoff on Sunday after a dispute over the Moroccan club’s jerseys. The row began on Friday morning when the Moroccan squad arrived in Algeria ahead of the first leg of the semi-final. Algerian media reported that customs officers confiscated Berkane’s shirts on the grounds that they carried a map of Morocco that included the disputed Western Sahara. Shortly before Sunday’s scheduled 1900 GMT kick off, USM Alger sporting director Toufik Korichi told Algerian radio that the match…

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