« The CAF disciplinary jury considers admissible the appeal filed by the Gabonese Football Federation, cancels in all its provisions the decision OO6 –ALG- 10.05.2023 rendered by the CAF disciplinary jury and consequently the decision of the organization of May 27, 2023;…rejects the other requests“. That’s it ! THE indomitable lions won’t play anymore African Cup of Nations (CAN) Hopes Morocco 2023. So decided the Disciplinary panel from Confederation of African Football (CAF) met on June 7, 2023 and which notified the parties this day.
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In a first decision taken a few days after the Cameroon-Gabon return match counting for the last eliminatory round of the CAN U23, following reservations expressed by Cameroon, losing the match on penalties (4-5), the body had disqualified Gabon and had left it to the CAN Organizing Committee to designate the replacement for this country. On May 27, the said commission had “logically” chosen Cameroon, the last opponent and author of the reservations against the qualification of the player Floriss Djave.
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The situation has just changed again. While part of the Cameroonian delegation had just left the country for Morocco, in order to complete the preparatory phase of the final tournament. Gabon, which still believed in it, had also continued to prepare for the competition. He could definitely prevail.
However, an emergency exit remains for Cameroon, which has the possibility of resorting to the Tribunal arbitral du sport (CAS) within ten days of notification of the current decision. Meanwhile, the tournament begins on June 24, two weeks from now. There Cameroon Football Federation (Fécafoot) should certainly react immediately to this decision.
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