HIBAPRESS-RABAT
The disciplinary committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided to impose a financial sanction on the Algerian team USMA after they withdrew from their match against RS Berkane last season in the Coupe de the Confederation because of the map of Morocco on the Berkane Jersey
According to Win Win, CAF therefore decided to sanction the Algerian team with a fine of 40,000 dollars
According to the same source, CAF based its sanction on the text of article 148 of the disciplinary regulations, in particular the “abandonment of play” clause, based on competition reports which indicate that there was had financial losses, due to the non-holding of the two matches.
Article 148 of the CAF disciplinary regulations stipulates that “if a team refuses to play a match or to continue playing a match that it has started, it will be sanctioned with a fine of at least twenty thousand US dollars and will in principle lose the match.
