JOHANNESBURG: Senegal coach Pape Thiaw has been banned for five Confederation of African Football (CAF) matches and fined $100,000 after the chaotic scenes at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final against Morocco this month, it was announced on Thursday.
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A CAF statement said the tactician was guilty of “unsporting conduct” and “bringing the game into disrepute” during the decider in Rabat on January 18, which Senegal won 1-0 after extra time.
TV coverage of the final showed Thiaw gesturing toward his players when Morocco were awarded a penalty in added on time of normal time. This action was widely interpreted as him telling his team to leave the field.
Senegalese forward Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr, who play in the English Premier League, received two-match bans for “unsporting behavior toward the referee.”
