The Argentine Football Association (AFA) confirmed that the World Cup qualifying match between Albiceleste and Venezuela will be played on March 25 and not on March 24, as planned, after a request made by human rights organizations.
“The change of date had been a special request from human rights organizations so that on March 24, Memory Day for Truth and Justice, all the acts in commemoration of the disappeared can be carried out. last civic-military dictatorship (1976-1983),” the AFA said in a statement.
After a meeting between the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, and the Argentine secretary for Human Rights, Horacio Pietragalla, both organizations also announced the implementation of actions linked to promoting human rights within Argentine football.
“The objective of the announcement seeks to reaffirm and deepen the commitment between sport and human rights and is part of the public policies of memory, truth and justice that are carried out in our country,” they stressed from the AFA.
On February 10, the AFA submitted a formal request to the Conmebol Competition Directorate and to FIFA so that the match against Venezuela would be “scheduled” on Friday, March 25 at 8:30 p.m. local time in a “stadium to be confirmed.” ”, after the rejection expressed by human rights organizations.
In this sense, the social organizations considered this date change as an “achievement” and a “militant tribute” to the 30,000 disappeared of the last civic-military dictatorship..
“With the example of the 30,000, we continue to fight for an Argentina with memory, truth and justice and we call on everyone to organize to express, in every corner of the country, their rejection of the genocidal coup”, expressed dozens of associations in a joint statement.
The match against Venezuela will be the last official match of the Argentine team in their country before the World Cup in Qatar.
In the absence of the last two days of the South American qualifiers, Brazil and Argentina have already secured qualification for the next edition of the World Cup. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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