In a statement released on Tuesday, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) rejects the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to hold this month’s Champions League final in Morocco.

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Ahly, Egypt’s sole representative in the last four of Africa’s blue-riband club competition, earlier demanded “full justice” from CAF, saying the match should be held at a “neutral venue“.

However, CAF announced on Monday that Morocco, whose own representatives Wydad are on the verge of reaching the final, will host the one-off final on 30 May.

The EFA said in a statement that CAF’s decision is in violation of “fair play standards“, adding that it was ready to take legal action to “preserve Ahly’s rights“.

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“The Egyptian Football Association sent an official letter to the CAF, confirming its request … to hold the final match of the African Champions League at a neutral stadium.” The statement read.

“The Egyptian Football Association affirms its full support for the Ahly club, the representative of the Egyptian football, in its just and legitimate demand … to hold the match at a neutral stadium.”

Ahly and Wydad have both put one foot in the final with comfortable wins over Algeria’s ES Setif and Angola’s Petro Atletico in the semi-final first-legs respectively.