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Burundi clubs face 200,000-franc fine over match shirts

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Burundi’s Football Federation is requiring clubs to communicate their colours before each match: 36 hours for the home team and 24 hours for the visitors. Teams that fail to comply with the rule will have to pay 200,000 Burundian francs, according to Iwacu Burundi.

The Commission responsible for competitions of the Burundi Football Federation is imposing a fine of 200,000 Burundian francs on clubs that do not communicate the colour of their shirts before a match, Iwacu Burundi reports. Home teams must announce their kit 36 hours before kick-off and visiting teams 24 hours beforehand.

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