The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has taken a fresh step ahead of the investigation into the chaos that surrounded the Africa Cup of Nations final, issuing what has been described as a controversial decision while several files remain open and key rulings are still pending.
CAF is moving to manage the fallout before the official probe begins, with the focus still on what happened around the AFCON final and the scenes that followed. The situation has left disciplinary and organisational questions unresolved, and the confederation has yet to deliver final decisions on a number of related matters.
At the same time, the developments have raised more questions about accountability and the handling of the incidents linked to the match, as CAF prepares to start its investigation and determine responsibility for the disorder.
Revealed information: CAF has opted to suspend taking final decisions on some of the open files until the investigation is completed, effectively putting several rulings on hold as it reviews what happened during the AFCON final.
