Morocco Coach Regragui Has Suspension Lifted And Can Return For Africa Cup Game Against South Africa – News18

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: Walid Regragui has had his suspension lifted, clearing the Morocco coach to return for the workforce’s Africa Cup of Nations final 16 recreation towards South Africa on Tuesday.

The Confederation of African Football stated Sunday it had partially upheld the attraction filed by the Moroccan federation towards Regragui’s 4-recreation ban — with two suspended — for his half within the heated scenes on the finish of the workforce’s match towards Congo the week earlier than.

CAF’s attraction board stated it was setting apart the suspension and a positive of $5,000 imposed on Regragui. It confirmed the fines of $20,000 every on the soccer federations of Morocco and Congo, plus the $10,000 positive on the Moroccan federation “for the use of smoke bombs by its supporters during the match,” with half the quantity suspended.

The Moroccan federation had argued it was an “unjust decision” to ban Regragui as a result of the coach “did not commit any behavior that violates the spirit of sportsmanship.”

Regragui sat out Morocco’s last group recreation because the Atlas Lions defeated Zambia 1-0 within the first recreation after his suspension.

Regragui and Congo captain Chancel Mbemba had a heated change after their groups’ match ended 1-1 in San Pedro on Jan. 21. It led to a melee between gamers and officers from each groups that continued as they went down the gamers’ tunnel.

Mbemba implied to journalists after the sport that Regragui insulted him, however the Morocco coach on Tuesday denied making any racist feedback.

Mbemba’s Instagram account was subjected to a stream of racist abuse, whereas Regragui stated he acquired loss of life threats within the fallout.

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