9, December 2020
Africa Cup of Nations: Gambia fined for letting Gabonese team sleep on airport floor 0
Gambia was fined $100,000 for the unsporting reception accorded to the visiting Gabonese national team in November.
Gabon were in the west African country for a 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifier.
In its ruling published on Tuesday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) chided the hosts for non-compliance “with the loyalty, Integrity and sportsmanship values and rules of Fair Play”.
“The Disciplinary Board decided to impose upon the Gambian federation a fine of 100.000 USD (One Hundred Thousand US Dollars) of which 50.000 USD (Fifty Thousand US Dollars) are suspended on the condition that the federation is not found guilty of a similar offense within a period of twenty-four (24) months”, read part of the ruling.
The Gabon delegation were told they were not allowed to leave the airport because of an administrative problem and were forced to sleep on the floor before being allowed to leave in the morning after government intervention.
The incident garnered global attention after Arsenal captain and Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tweeted about it.
Gabon lost the tie 2-1.
Gambia and Gabon are in drawn in Group D along with Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
CAF also fined the Gabonese football federation $10,000 for ‘offensive and degrading material that undermines the honor and image of the Confederation of African Football’ published by Aubameyang.
Source: Africa News
13, December 2020
Football: Issa Hayatou to be made Honourable CAF President 0
Hayatou spent 29 years running the Confederation of African Football and will be granted the status of honorary president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) next month at a special ceremony in his home nation Cameroon.
Hayatou is the longest-serving ruler in Caf’s history, having led the African football body from 1988 to 2017.
The 74-year-old was made an honorary vice-president of Fifa after losing the elections three years ago, and now Caf is following suit.
“This distinguished leader presided over Caf for 30 years… and this honour salutes his immense role in the development of African football,” Caf said in a statement.
The decision to make Hayatou an honorary president was a proposal by the Executive Committee (ExCo) which the General Assembly approved yesterday.
The ceremony, which originally would have taken place in early 2020 but was postponed due to coronavirus, will take place in Yaounde on January 15, – a day before the African Nations Championship (Chan) kicks off in Cameroon.
Source: Thisday