Tanzania coach Adel Amrouche has been banned for eight matches after making insulting remarks about Morocco.
This was confirmed by a Confederation of African Football (CAF) official on Friday, January 19, 2024.
“I can confirm that the coach of Tanzania (Adel Amrouche) has been suspended for eight matches after comments he made about Moroccan officials in a TV interview,” the official told AFP
The suspension by the CAF disciplinary committee rules the Algerian-born coach out of the rest of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in the Ivory Coast.
Tanzania, who is in Group F at the ongoing Nations Cup in Côte d’Ivoire, lost 3-0 to Morocco on Wednesday. They will play Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo in their other mini-league fixtures.
“The Morocco federation is a proven power in the world of African football. Morocco manages African football,” Amrouche said in an Algerian TV interview before the Cup of Nations.
He claimed Moroccan officials within CAF decide who referees matches involving the senior men’s national team, and at what time they kick off.
“We wanted to play a World Cup qualifier against Morocco last November in the afternoon, but CAF scheduled the match for the evening,” Amrouche said.
Meanwhile, the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has suspended Amrouche until further notice.
TFF spokesman Clifford Mario Ndimbo confirmed this in a statement following the 8-match ban against Amrouche.
“In another step, the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has suspended coach Amrouche. As a result of that decision, Hemed Morocco has been appointed acting coach and he will be assisted by Juma Mgunda,” TFF spokesman Clifford Mario Ndimbo said.
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