CAF Disciplinary Board Sanctions: Summary of Recent Decisions

The Confederation of African Football's (CAF) Disciplinary Committee met to discuss a number of occurrences pertaining to the CAF Club Competitions and the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco qualifiers.

Below is a summary of the key rulings:

• CAF Champions League

CR Belouizdad (Algeria):

Charged: Use of smoke bombs during the match against Orlando Pirates on 26 November 2024.

Sanction: Fined USD 10,000, with USD 5,000 suspended for 12 months.

AS FAR (Morocco):

Charged: Using lasers and smoke bombs during the seventh-day December 2024 encounter against Mamelodi Sundowns.

Sanction: USD 10,000 for lasers and USD 5,000 for smoke bombs.

• CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Qualifiers

Equatorial Guinea:

Charged: Failure to provide adequate security during the match against Togo on 14 November 2024.

Sanction: Fined USD 25,000 (suspended) and USD 5,000 for pitch invasion.

Libya:

Charged: Misconduct by supporters and officials during the match against Benin on 18 November 2024.

Sanction: Ordered to play two matches behind closed doors and fined USD 50,000.

Benin:

Charged: Official misconduct during the match against Rwanda and failure to cooperate with the Disciplinary Board.

Sanction: USD 50,000 for misconduct (USD 25,000 suspended) and USD 5,000 for non-collaboration.

Tanzania vs. Guinea:

Complaint: Filed by Guinea regarding the match on 19 November 2024.

Decision: Complaint declared admissible but rejected.

• CAF Confederation Cup

CS Sfaxien (Tunisia):

Charged: Use of pyrotechnic devices by supporters during the match against CS Constantine on 27 November 2024.

Sanction: Fined USD 20,000, with USD 10,000 suspended for 12 months.

USM Alger (Algeria):

Charged: Using smoke bombs during the match against Orapa United on November 27, 2024.

Sanction: Fined $10,000, with $5,000 of that amount delayed for 12 months.

CAF is keeping strict rules to maintain order and safety in African football. While some fines are partially delayed, repeated rule-breaking could result in tougher penalties. This highlights the need for clubs and federations to follow the rules.