
The head of the Albanian Football Federation, Armando Duka, invited to the "Real Story" show, among other things, answered the question of whether the match between Romania and Kosovo should be restarted, after it was interrupted for almost 50 minutes.
The president of the AFL said that the referee acted correctly by giving the last warning that if such a thing happens again, the match will be stopped and the result will go in favor of Kosovo.
According to him, the incident is not comparable to the one in Belgrade in 2014, but still remains serious.
" I want to separate football players and football from the banners in that stadium and in other stadiums. Neither the footballers nor the federations are related. I have spoken with both Adam and the head of the Romanian federation and they were both concerned.
The game was stopped precisely because football does not accept this. Fixed according to the rules, the referee warned twice and it was the last warning when the teams entered the field and said that if it happens once more, the match will be stopped and the result will be taken by the Kosovo team.
It didn't happen again. Undoubtedly, it has been a load for the football players of Kosovo. It has an emotional charge. The one between Albania and Serbia was more serious, but this was also serious.
The punishments for them should be very strict, for anyone who will make football dirty, " said the Duke.
According to the head of the Albanian federation, UEFA will take measures, since there are always measures when there is an interruption, the measures will be decided by the disciplinary commission.
Duka emphasized that if Kosovo agrees with the measures taken by the disciplinary committee, the decision is appealed, if it does not agree with the Appeal again, it goes to the CAS, which is the third and last level.
" Undoubtedly, UEFA will take measures. When there is a break in the game, there are always measures. The disciplinary commission will decide who the measures will be.
It depends on what measures the disciplinary and appeal commission will take, and the third level is KAS. If Kosovo will not accept the first two decisions of justice.
There are clearly interruptions of the game that are penalized, not a little, and there are clearly racist slogans against the friendly team, " he said.
In the end, Duka also gave a forecast for October 12, where he expressed his belief that the national team will do well.
" We have done very well. We have a good team. We have come convincingly here. We still have 3 very important matches. I have faith in the team, in the staff, in the Albanians, who are all positive and give positive energy, which is good for the national team.
They will know how to use this moment professionally and make us happy to go to Germany. Let's show once again that we deserve it to be a European citizen, " he emphasized.
Armand Duka also spoke about the attacks from Kosovo.
Attacks and accusations related to the arrival of Dak to the Red and Black National Team, criticizing Albania for the reason why they take players from Kosovo.
" I have a good relationship with Agim Ademi. It's a little specific, but I don't see anything negative, only positive. It is for all of us to worry when Albanian footballers play for Switzerland and other countries, we have no reason to be upset when they play for Albania.
The answer for everyone is that every Albanian player born in Tirana, Pristina or Skopje has an open door in our National Team ", said President Duka.
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