Friday 3 April 2015

CAF refuses to confirm Morocco's place at Afcon 2017

Caf president Issa Hayatou and Royal Moroccan Football Federation president Fouzi Lekjaa
The Confederation of African Football has refused to confirm whether Morocco will play in the qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
On Thursday the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned Caf's ban on Morocco from the 2017 and 2019 events.
But on Friday Caf's director of communications Junior Binyam told BBC Sport: "There are many meetings to be held before the way forward is known.
"Let's see what will happen. The draw is supposed to take place on 8 April."
Caf is set to hold its annual general congress next week in Cairo and Binyam said the matter will be discussed there by its executive committee.
Morocco were suspended from the next two editions of the Nations Cup after they did not host the 2015 event because of their fears over the outbreak of Ebola on the continent.
The Royal Federation of Moroccan Football (FRMF) asked for the finals to be postponed but Caf refused. The tournament was relocated to Equatorial Guinea, only two months before it began, and Morocco were excluded.
In addition Morocco were fined US$1m (£675,000) and ordered to pay 8m euros (US$8.7m, £5.85m) in compensation.
Cas reduced the fine to US$50,000 (£34,000) and said the separate claim for damages "may be examined by another jurisdiction".
When asked about the decision by Cas relating to the financial penalties, Binyam insisted Morocco "still have to pay the compensation".

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