False alarm? Algerian Football Federation: the rumor that we switched to the AFC is purely a rumor.【fangjie】

Recently, there have been rumors on the internet that the Algerian Football Association (AFA) intends to leave the CAF and join the AFC. Recently, the Algerian Football Association (AFA) has refuted this rumor.

Algerian Football Federation spokesman Said Fellak said: "This information is not based on facts and is not logical. We also wonder how such (ridiculous) news is spread and still believed. The Algerian Football Federation has not considered this matter." The rumors come on the back of Algerian domestic sports experts suggesting that the country's soccer break away from Africa. This comes after rumors circulated on the internet that because the Moroccan team wore jerseys displaying a full map of Morocco at continental tournaments such as the Africa Cup of Nations, this made Algeria not want to compete with Morocco, and in turn, consider breaking away from the AFC for the AFC. The North African nation of Algeria and their neighboring country of Morocco have always had a strained relationship due to, among other things, territorial disputes. Supporters of the internet rumor suggest that Algeria's joining the AFC is not a pipe dream as Australia is a long way from Asia but is currently a member of the AFC. Algeria is a traditional African powerhouse, having won the African Cup of Nations and played in several World Cup finals.