The
Disciplinary Panel of CAF has slapped Equatorial Guinea an amount of ghc100,
000 and to have their next game play in camera if such actions are repeated by
the Fans.
Disciplinary
committee of CAF met today to review the reports of the match officials
following the incidents that marred the match No.30 of the Orange Africa Cup of
Nations between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea. The match under review, counting
for the semi-finals of the competition, was played in Malabo Thursday, 5
February, 2015.
Referring
to Articles 82, 83 and 151 of the Disciplinary Code of CAF, respectively
related to the principles of conduct, responsibility and safety in the organization
of games, the disciplinary panel decided:
·
To have
the Equatorial Guinean Party cover the cost of treatment of all injured persons
during the match.
·
To impose
on the Equatorial Guinean Federation a fine of US$100,000 (One Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) for aggressive behaviour and being repeat offenders.
·
To have
the team of Equatorial Guinea play their next game behind closed doors/in
camera and without spectators. However, to promote a spirit of Fair-play and
brotherhood during the AFCON2015, the Disciplinary Panel decided to suspend the
match behind closed doors provided that spectators were not guilty of such an
offense in the 3rd/4th place classification match. In the event of a
repeat of identical incidents during the classification match on 7 February
2015, the disciplinary panel of CAF will automatically impose the sanction of
playing behind closed doors the Equatorial Guinean team's next official match.
These
decisions were reached against an order made to the Equatorial Guinea Federation
on January 26, 2015 after the match Gabon vs Equatorial Guinea, and a fine of
US$ 5,000 imposed on February 3 on the
same federation after the match Tunisia vs Guinea Equatorial for the behaviour
of fans of the host country of the Orange AFCON2015.
In
the Match No 30 in Malabo, at least 36 people injured were identified by the
medical teams present at the stadium following the incidents that marred the
game. All the injured were supported and attended to on site. A total of 14
were transferred to hospital units for further investigations with one case
requiring close monitoring.
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