CAF fines Equatorial Guinea $100,000

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fined the country $100,000 for aggressive behaviour in their semi final of the Africa Cup of Nations against Ghana.

Fans of Equatorial Guinea pelted the Black Stars players and the Ghanaian supporters with bottles and other dangerous objects when their team was being beaten.

CAF said its Disciplinary Panel took the decision on Friday after reviewing the match report following the incident that marred the game.

CAF has also ordered Equatorial Guinea to pay the medical bills of the Ghanaians who were injured in the process.

The statement from the continent’s governing body also noted that Equatorial Guinea will “play their next game behind closed doors/in camera and without spectators. However, to promote a spirit of Fair-play and brotherhood during the AFCON2015, the Disciplinary Panel decided to suspend the match behind closed doors provided that spectators were not guilty of such an offense in the 3rd/4th place classification match.”In the event of a repeat of identical incidents during the classification match on 7 February 2015, the disciplinary panel of CAF will automatically impose the sanction of playing behind closed doors the Equatorial Guinean team’s next official match.

By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom