After being sanctioned by the African Cup of Nations (CAN), the Moroccan national team and the Royal Federation for Moroccan Football (FRMF) have now been sanctioned, on Tuesday, by the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) for supporters’ “inappropriate behavior” during a match against Algeria in the Arab Cup quarterfinals on December.
After seeing Tunisian supporters on Moroccan bleachers cheer for the Algerian team instead of the Moroccans, some fans started shouting “traitors” to the Tunisian group in the Moroccan Darija dialect.
The word was seen by the Tunisian fans as a “homophobic slur,” and FIFA agreed despite Morocco’s clarifications.
The decision of the FIFA disciplinary committee mentions two sanctions as well as a date by which the FRMF must pay the fine.
First, the FRMF will have to pay a fine of 20,000 CHF (Swiss francs), approximately MAD 200,000 “discriminatory behavior” of fans during the match played on December 11, 2021.
Secondly, FIFA has imposed that Morocco receives only a portion of its fans during the next World Cup qualifying home match against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scheduled for March 29, during which the stands behind the goal will be closed.
The federation will have to present its seating plan no later than ten days before the match.
Finally, the FRMF will have to pay the fine within 30 days of receiving this decision, according to FIFA’s statement.
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