Africa's soccer body issued fines worth more than $1 million and banned Senegal's coach and Senegalese and Morocco players Wednesday following a shambolic African Cup soccer final this month that involved a walk-off protest by one of the teams, fans trying to storm the field and fights among journalists. The bans only apply to African games and not the World Cup kicking off in June that Senegal and Morocco have both qualified for.
Senegal coach Pape Thiaw has been banned for five matches and fined £72,000 as part of a raft of sanctions for the chaotic scenes that marred the Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco earlier this month. Thiaw ordered his players from the field in protest at two late decisions that saw his side have a goal disallowed and then Morocco awarded a penalty.