Tanzania replaces head coach after just one game at Africa Cup of Nations
Tanzania's head coach Adel Amrouche waits for the start of the African Cup of Nations Group F soccer match between Morocco and Tanzania at the Laurent Pokou stadium in San Pedro, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Tanzania has suspended coach Adel Amrouche after just one game at the Africa Cup of Nations following an eight-match ban he received for comments he made about Morocco.
Amrouche was banned and the Tanzanian soccer federation fined $10,000 “following comments and allegations he made in the media about Royal Moroccan Football Federation,” the African soccer confederation (CAF) said in a statement on Saturday.
CAF said it had been brought into "disrepute" by Amrouche's comments.
Amrouche, an Algerian who has coached several African national teams, had suggested before the tournament that Morocco exerted undue influence on CAF for favorable treatment.
The Tanzania soccer federation had said Friday that CAF banned the 55-year-old Amrouche following a complaint from the Morocco federation. Morocco beat the Taifa Stars 3-0 in their opening game in Group F on Wednesday.
Hemed Suleiman was taking over as acting head coach for Tanzania's other group games against Zambia on Sunday and Congo on Wednesday.
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