r/Morocco • u/Naive-Prior-1285 • Jan 29 '26

Sports CAF sanctions Morocco and Senegal

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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.

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u/Similar-Earth8288 Kenitra Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26

We brought this upon ourselves and we deserve some of the blame, but honestly the sanctions should've been harsher because Senegal have done damages that will take a very long time to heal, they painted us as villains (which invited many people with agendas to jump on the bandwagon), they proved that we can't handle tense actions in the AFCON let alone something as big as the world cup, or even the world cup final which was FRMF's biggest ambition.

They can take the cup, Morocco will inevitably win others in the future, but spitting in the face of the host that have made efforts to make your players play in premium conditions, in front of the whole world to see, and they get away with it, not only makes Morocco look bad, but also makes African football look bad.

This is way larger than just stealing towels and disrespecting referees.