CAF Sanctions Four Delegations For Misconduct

The CAF Disciplinary Jury met on Tuesday to deliberate on the incidents that occurred at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde at the end of the matches of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Egypt – Morocco and Senegal – Equatorial Guinea.

TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations: Egypt vs Morocco of 30 January 2022
The Disciplinary Jury has imposed sanctions on the Egyptian and Moroccan players and officials for misconduct
The officials of the above-mentioned match indicated in their reports that at the end of the match, there were altercations between the Egyptian assistant coach Rogerio Paulo Dos Santos Cesar De Sa and the president of the Moroccan Federation Mr. Faouzi Lekjaa. A general brawl ensued during which the Moroccan player Sofiane Boufal and the Egyptian player Marwan Mostafa Daoud were identified.

The CAF Disciplinary Panel decided to :
to suspend the Egyptian player Marwan Mohamed Moustafa Dawoud for two matches, namely match no. 50 (semi-final) and match no. 52 (Final) or match no. 51 (3rd place match) for his violent conduct, and to impose a fine of USD 5,000 on the Egyptian federation

to suspend the assistant coach of Egypt, Mr Rogerio Paulo Dos Santos Cesar De Sa for four matches, namely match no. 50 (semi-final) and match no. 52 (Final) or match no. 51 (3rd place match) in addition to his next 2 matches with his national team, for obscene gesture, and to impose a fine of USD 10,000 on the Egyptian federation

to impose a fine of USD 10,000 on the Egyptian FA for the unidentified perpetrators of the above incident.
to issue a warning to the Egyptian coach, Carlos Quiroz, for his behaviour on the bench.

to suspend Moroccan players n°18 Soufiane Chakla and n°17 Soufiane Boufal for two matches with the national team, due to their violent behaviour.

to impose a fine of USD 10,000 on the Moroccan federation for the unidentified perpetrators of the above incident.
to issue a call to order to the Moroccan officials on the bench for their unsportsmanlike behaviour.

TotalEnergy African Cup of Nations: Senegal vs Equatorial Guinea of 30 January 2022
The CAF Disciplinary Jury has charged the players of the Senegalese and Equatorial Guinean federations following a verbal and physical alteration during the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations match.

The CAF Disciplinary Panel has decided :

• to call to order the Senegalese players Saliou Ciss and Keita Belda following their regrettable behaviour at the end of the match.
• to call to order the Equato-Guinean players Ivan Edu and Emilio Nsue following their regrettable behaviour at the end of the match.
• to suspend the Equatorial Guinean player Estaban Orosco for two matches in any official CAF competition.
• To impose a fine of USD 5,000 on the Equatorial Guinea Football Federation.

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