Overview
- CAF sanctioned Morocco’s Al-Jaish Al-Malaki with two home matches behind closed doors in African club competitions and total fines of $100,000 after November’s crowd trouble against Al Ahly in Rabat.
- The penalties itemize $20,000 for laser use, $15,000 for bottle throwing, $15,000 for a ball collector entering the field, and $50,000 for a dangerous metal object, citing disciplinary articles 82, 83 and safety article 32.
- The club’s next two continental home fixtures—JS Kabylie on January 30 and Young Africans on February 3—will be played without spectators.
- Morocco is running AFCON 2025 with expanded security that includes a new African Police Cooperation Center in Salé with INTERPOL, a smart-video network featuring 6,000 mobile cameras over 75 priority sites, drone-backed intervention teams, and boosted border staffing.
- On the pitch, Mohamed Salah’s 90th-minute winner for Egypt over Zimbabwe earned him a spot in CAF’s Team of the Week, while Morocco face Mali in Rabat and Egypt meet South Africa in Agadir today seeking early qualification from their groups.