CAF opens disciplinary proceedings over AFCON quarter-final incidents

Goal reports the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has formally opened disciplinary proceedings after a series of ugly incidents that marred the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals in Morocco, with investigations into alleged "unacceptable behaviour" from players and staff during clashes involving hosts Morocco, Cameroon, Algeria and Nigeria.

On Monday morning CAF released a statement saying it had collected substantial "match reports and video evidence" relating to the quarter-final fixtures between Cameroon and Morocco and between Algeria and Nigeria. "CAF has collected recent match reports and video evidence indicating potentially unacceptable behaviour from some players and officials and has opened an investigation into match incidents during the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 quarter-final fixtures between Cameroon and Morocco, as well as Algeria and Nigeria," the statement read, adding that "CAF has referred the matters to the Disciplinary Board for investigation and has called for appropriate action to be taken if the identified persons were to be found guilty of any wrongdoing." Nigeria progressed with a 2-0 win over Algeria thanks to goals from Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams, but footage showed Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane in a heated exchange with Dele-Bashiru that ended in a shoving match and involved other players and staff, and Zidane was seen arguing with Raphael Onyedika.

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Sports, Caf, Afcon, Morocco, Cameroon, Algeria