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Various punishments have been meted out to both Senegal and Mali over some incidents that happened during the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
The punishments were meted out by the CAF Disciplinary Board . The Fédération Malienne de Football was charged with misconduct following unsporting behavior of its players towards the match officials.
The Disciplinary Board found the player Hamari Traore guilty of unsporting conduct towards the match official. He is therefore suspended for four matches.
Two of the four are however suspended for a year. In addition, the Fédération Malienne de Football was also fined 10,000 US Dollars.
Winners of the competition, Cote d’Ivoire had their football federation also charged with team’s misconduct in their match with Mali. It is therefore fined $5,000.
In the Round of 16 match of Senegal versus Cote d’Ivoire, a Senegalese player Krepin Diatta was charged with bringing CAF into disrepute following comments made after the match.
The Disciplinary Board found him guilty. Diatta was suspended for four matches, two of which are suspended for a period of one year. He was also fined 10,000 US Dollars.
The Fédération Sénégalaise de Football was also charged with team’s misconduct and fined 5,000 US Dollars.
In a Confederation Cup match of Hila SC of Libya and Future FC of Egypt, Al Hilal SC was charged with misconduct following incidents involving unruly spectators. They were found guilty and will play their next two CAF Inter Club matches behind closed doors. Al Hilal SC was also fined 15,000 US Dollars.
According to Libya’s news outlets, there are palpable fears in the Libya national team which faces successive crises and trying to avoid early elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series.
The team which faces the Super Eagles this week has been plagued with players’ absences occasioned by injuries and boycotts.
The coach recently appointed has revealed the names of players refusing to represent the national team.
In a press conference held on Saturday, Coach Nasser Al-Hadhiri remarked that the absence of several players were due to real injuries.
In that class are Ahmed Al-Tarbi, a defender of Ahli Tripoli; Mohammed Al-Tabbal of Al-Nasr club and Ali Youssef who also suffered the injury while playing with Tunisia’s Club Africaine.
If the Libyan national team sticks to plans, the players are expected to have arrived in Nigeria ahead of their Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying duel in Uyo.
With most players drawn from the domestic league, the national team had daily training sessions in Tripoli under coach Nasser Al-Hadhiri and his assistants Akram Al-Hammami and Abu Bakr Al-Hark.
However, according to media sources in Libya, the team faces injury worries even though the absence of Victor Osimhen in the Nigerian squad is being celebrated.
Even though it did not mention the injured Libyan players, Libya Al-Ahrar Channel reports that replacements were found in Al-Tahadi FC defender, Mohammed Khalil and Al-Nasr midfielder, Abdullah Abdul Rahim as well as Al-Akhdar winger, Faraj Ghaidhan. They take the places of the absent regular players.
Franck Mawuena who recently renewed his contract with Remo Stars has received a call-up to the Togolese squad for this week’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. He had previously featured in the Belgian League.
He was part of the Remo Stars squad that finished second in the Nigeria Premier league last season. He scored six goals.
Togo will be away to Algeria on Thursday before hosting the reversed fixture on 14 October.
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