Rabat - The Confederation of African Football's Executive Committee (CAF) has decided during a meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea that the Moroccan Football Federation will pay the sum of eight million and fifty thousand Euros (8.5 million Euros) in "compensation for all material damage sustained by CAF, stakeholders and partners as a result of the decision not to host AFCON 2015."
CAF said in a statement released on Friday that following Morocco's request to postpone the tournament over fears of a potential Ebola contamination, the Executive Committee of the governing body of African football, has also decided to suspend the national team of Morocco from the next two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2017 and 2019, and to impose on the federation the regulatory fine of $1 million (One million United States Dollars).
CAF based its decision in accordance to the provision of articles 7.1.a, 23.11 and 62 of the Statutes of CAF and in accordance with Article 41 of the Application of the Statutes of CAF regulations and according to Article 92.4 of the competition rules and the terms of the Framework Agreement signed for the Orange AFCON 2015.
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