AFCON FINAL: CAF SUSPENDS HAKIMI, THIAW, FINES MORROCO, SENEGAL

HOTJIST NEWS Following a tumultuous Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final against Morocco last month, Senegal coach Pape Thiaw was banned for five Confederation of African Football (CAF) games, it was confirmed on Wednesday. The tactician was accused of "unsporting conduct" and "putting the game into disrepute" during the January 18 decider in Rabat, which Senegal won 1-0 after extra time, according to a CAF statement. Senegalese forwards Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr, who play in the English Premier League, received two-match bans for “unsporting behaviour towards...