Gambia has been fined $100,000 for the unsporting reception accorded to the visiting Gabonese national team in November.
In its ruling published on Tuesday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) berated the hosts for non-compliance “with the loyalty, Integrity and sportsmanship values and rules of Fair Play”.
A fine of $100,000 USD (One Hundred Thousand US Dollars) was imposed on the Gambian federation out of which $50,000 (Fifty Thousand US Dollars) is suspended on the condition that the federation is not found guilty of a similar offense within a period of twenty-four months.
The Gabon delegation were reportedly told they were not allowed to leave the airport because of an administrative problem and were forced to sleep on the floor before being allowed to leave in the morning after government intervention.
The incident garnered global attention after Arsenal captain and Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tweeted about it.
CAF also fined the Gabonese football federation $10,000 for ‘offensive and degrading material that undermines the honor and image of the Confederation of African Football’ published by Aubameyang.
Gambia and Gabon are in drawn in Group D along with Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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