Equatorial Guinea Duo Issued Four-Match Ban for Official Verbal Assault at Afcon.
The team captain will be absent for his side's final group fixture at Afcon 2025.
The National Thunder skipper Carlos Akapo and teammate Josete Miranda have each been banned for four matches for abusing the referee after their narrow loss by their opponents at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The ruling was made by a disciplinary panel after it examined the referee's report from the tournament encounter on Sunday, a loss that sealed the team's exit from the tournament.
The referee reported that the two footballers "repeatedly directed insulting and obscene remarks" towards him and his assistants following the final whistle.
"These remarks were made in a atmosphere of intense anger related to the loss, but nonetheless represent a serious breach of the principles of respect and fair play as well as the governing rules," added the referee.
Two matches of the individual bans for the two players have been suspended for a period of one year.
Tournament Consequences
The duo will be unavailable for their nation's last group match against their next opponents on midweek.
Meanwhile, the nation's governing body has been fined a sum of ten thousand dollars after its coaching team and squad members engaged in "persistent and aggressive complaints" against decisions by the refereeing team.
The official documentation detailed there was "a progressive decline in conduct on the sidelines" following an own goal by defender Saul Coco in the 74th minute.
Additional Disciplinary Action
In another incident, the continental body have additionally penalized Burkina Faso captain Bertrand Traore the amount of ten thousand dollars for "inflammatory remarks" made in a post-game media appearance after his side's defeat to their Group E rivals.
