CAF President, Issa Hayatou
Confederation of African Football (CAF) executives agreed Sunday to allow Morocco to compete in the 2017 Cup of Nations qualifying competition.
Morocco were barred from the 2017 and 2019 tournaments after refusing to host the 2015 finals last January and February because they feared visiting supporters could bring the deadly Ebola virus into the country.
Football officials from the north African kingdom appealed the decision at the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and won the case last Thursday.
CAS said the two-tournament ban should be lifted and a $1 million (920,000 euros) fine reduced to $50,000.
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Source:: PM Newspaper
