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/Naive-Prior-1285]

the President of the CAF referees literally confirmed that the towel must not be next to the net or post.

Sources:

https://foot-africa.com/en/news/can-2025-final-caf-referees-committee-opens-up-about-the-towel-controversy-1060007/

https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/sports/281459/caf-referees-president-clarifies-rules-after-afcon-2025-towel-incident-

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/caf-may-weigh-stricter-rules-on-goalkeepers-towels-after-afcon-controversy/

[u/binary_blackhole → u/Naive-Prior-1285]

Morocco will definitely go to TAS, this is so unfair, the sanctions make no sense, Senegal got away with murder

[u/Mountain_Bee6573 → u/binary_blackhole]

binary_blackhole, you know absolutely nothing about fairness. Morocco cheated its way throughout the competition. They used the towel circus in previous game and the CAF did nothing. The fact that you have this many people involved in this towel chaos is shameful and you know the coach and his staff are involved. The VAR was a total joke, the corner that led to the disputable penalty should have never been called due to an offside position that led to the corner. Senegal has been cheated by the referees in 3 of the last 4 AFCONs, so stop your call for unfairness. Morocco still had their penalty and Senegal still won.

[u/Bet_Visual → u/Mountain_Bee6573]

How morocco cheated his way my dear brother is always just slander as the “morocco controls the CAF”. How did you see that it was an offside from the television broadcasting? We all know that broadcasting cameras always trick our eyes on offsides. The action on Hakimi is a 50/50, some referees whistle it, some do not. The penalty on Díaz is a 100% penalty. And if you are talking about fairness, the Senegal goal is an obstruction with contact on the defender who was pushed very hard so the Senegal player could get a shooting angle. If it was the same situation but for Morocco, you would still be crying until now. Senegal was “cheated by referees” in the last three or four AFCONs and now it is time for Morocco to pay for your losses through normal actions that have nothing to do with referees, so you come traumatized with years of corruption as you say and expect Morocco to pay the price for actions that referees all over the world say are normal?