Tanzania coach Adel Amrouche has been suspended at the Africa Cup of Nations finals for making derogatory comments about Morocco, which defeated the East African team 3-0 in their opening match of the tournament on Wednesday.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) disciplinary committee punished Amrouche for eight matches after receiving a complaint from Morocco.
Consequently, the Tanzania Football Federation announced on Friday that Amrouche would be replaced by Hemed Morocco, who will serve as the interim coach.
“In another step, the Executive Committee of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has suspended Coach Adel Amrouche.
“As a result of that decision, Hemed Morocco has been appointed as Acting Coach, and he will be assisted by Juma Mgunda,” the statement read.
Amruche had raised doubts about Morocco’s impact on the game and hinted that North Africans may exert influence in the appointment of referees for their matches.
“Morocco determines everything in African football, they also choose their referees. We remain spectators because they determine everything,” he said
Tanzania is set to face former champions Zambia in their second Group F match on Sunday at 6 pm.
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