The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Panel issued penalties against Morocco’s national team players on February 1, following the incidents that occurred at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Cameroon after the Egypt-Morocco match.
The officials’ report indicates that at the end of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) match, “there were altercations between the Egyptian assistant coach Roger De Sa and the president of the Moroccan Federation Faouzi Lekjaa.”
The statement continued that “a general brawl ensued during which Moroccan player Sofiane Boufal and the Egyptian player Marwan Mostafa Daoud were identified.”
The disciplinary board, therefore, decided to sanction Moroccan players Sofiane Boufal and Sofian Chakla, who have now been suspended for two games, for “violent behavior.”
The suspension means that both players will miss the playoffs for the 2022 World Cup against the Democratic Republic of the Congo, scheduled for March.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) was also fined $10,000 for the brawl that broke out after the quarter-final game.
A call to order is additionally addressed to Moroccan officials present on the bench for “unsportsmanlike behavior.”
For its part, the Egyptian selection will be deprived of Marwan Mohamed Mostafa Daoud for two games, “match No. 50 (semi-final) and match No. 52 (Final) or match No. 51 (match for 3rd place)” for his “violent conduct.”
CAF also decided to impose a $25,000 fine to the Egyptian federation and to suspend the assistant coach of Egypt, Roger De Sa for four matches, for “obscene gesture.”
The governing body of African football has also issued a warning to Egyptian coach, Carlos Quiroz because of his behavior on the bench.
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