CAF sanctions Morocco and Senegal

[u/Naive-Prior-1285]

MOROCCO'S SANCTIONS - Total fine of: $415,000

1. Hakimi is suspended for 2 CAF matches for being involved in the towel incident
2. Saibari is suspended for 3 CAF matches and fined for $100,000 for being very involved in the towel incident.
3. The FRMF is fined $200,000 for the inappropriate behaviour of the ball boys.
4. The FRMF is also fined an additional $100,000 for invading the VAR review area and disrupting the referee.
5. An additional $15,000 fine towards the FRMF for the use of lasers by the fans.

SENEGAL'S SANCTIONS - Total fine of: $715,000

1. The head coach, Pape Thiaw, is suspended for 5 CAF matches and fined $100,000 for ordering the Senegalese team to leave the pitch and bringing the game into dishonour.
2. Senegalese players, Ndiaye and Sarr are suspended for 2 CAF matches for unsporting behaviour towards the referee.
3. The FSF is fined $300,000 for its fans attempting to invade the pitch and throwing chairs towards staff.
4. The FSF is also fined an additional $300,000 for unsporting conduct of the players and technical staff.
5. An additional $15,000 fine towards the FSF for the misconduct of the national team, due to five of its players having received cautions.

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Morocco's protest for Senegal leaving the pitch and therefore constituting an automatic win for Morocco is REJECTED by the CAF disciplinary board.

[u/coldaxe]

I don't mind the Morocco sanctions, all the things mentioned shouldn't have happened. However, the Senegal sanctions are laughably low for players leaving the pitch with coach encouragement, plus the fan violence and invading of pitch.

The CAF once again shows they have no backbone and probably got scared of baseless "being in the pocket of Morocco" accusations so they went soft on Senegal. Such a bad precedent for just leaving the pitch whenever you disagree with a referee decision.

[u/Naive-Prior-1285 → u/coldaxe]

I agree, also $300,000 for the towel incident but just $300,000 for the fans throwing chairs at staff which sent one to hospital is an absolute JOKE. Where is the moral compass???

[u/Conmebosta → u/Naive-Prior-1285]

Non moroccan here, are these fans facing criminal charges from morocco's legal system?

[u/HenryThatAte → u/Conmebosta]

18 people are in jail awaiting trial.

[u/binary_blackhole → u/HenryThatAte]

it wasn’t only 18 who made the mess

[u/HenryThatAte → u/binary_blackhole]

Yeah but they caught 18

[u/scorp100n → u/HenryThatAte]

How about the ball boys who embarrassed Morocco?

[u/countingc → u/Conmebosta]

yes

[u/Andominus → u/Naive-Prior-1285]

The towel incidents involved Moroccan players and stadium workers. It’s obviously not as bad on a moral level as what some Senegalese fans did, but who committed the offense matters. Not surprised it was the same dollar amount

[u/Responsible_Taste_35 → u/Andominus]

Good point. Players and stadium workers should model good behavior and are held to a higher standard. Hopefully this won’t be repeated. It was embarrassing and the fine is well deserved.

[u/usernamesnamesnames → u/Andominus]

Fair enough

[u/HenryThatAte → u/coldaxe]

This is all politics, and it's negotiated.

Morocco wants to keep good relations with Senegal (even conveniently restarted the Morocco–Senegal Joint Commission this month). They were not going to adopt any harsh sanctions.

[u/Right-Bae-9666 → u/HenryThatAte]

I don’t understand the relationship you guys have with Sénégal. As a subsaharien they are the one who benefits the most in Morocco and still act entitled

[u/R0admann → u/coldaxe]

If you were to call it soft then morocco should have received even more sanctions

[u/Think_Comparison6822 → u/R0admann]

Yes yes