A suspension of four games, two suspended, was imposed on the Moroccan coach Walid Regragui has been cleared by the Appeal Commission of the African Football Confederation, so he will be able to lead the ‘Atlas Lions’ next Tuesday against South Africa in the round of 16 tie of the African Cup played at the Copa de América. Ivory.
Regragui had to watch Morocco’s final group stage match on Wednesday from the stands (1-0 win over Zambia) as a result of the sanction imposed on him for an incident with a defender. Chancellor Mbemba after the final whistle of the previous match against DR Congo (1-1). The dispute led to a general brawl between the players and coaches of both teams.
The facts
RegraI went to shake Mbemba’s hand at the end of the game, but he was held as he tried to protest the defender, who repeatedly tried to walk away before breaking free.
Following an appeal filed by the Moroccan Federation, Regragui appeared before the Appeal Commission to defend his position and it accepted his arguments.
Regragui’s version
Regragui assured the press that Mbemba “He insulted me and my assistant on the bench before the end of the match. Despite this, I went to shake his hand but also to ask him: ‘Why are you talking to me like that?’ Then he looked away as if he didn’t want to shake my hand. He said I called him stupid, but I didn’t say that. “You should be pretty honest with yourself.”
Source: La Verdad
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