CAF charges Aubameyang $10,000 for 'denting' image of African Football
The Arsenal captain has been ordered to pay $10,000 by the governing body of continental football to publish "offensive and degrading material" that "dents the image of the ruling body of African football."
After being made to feel like a "hostage," the penalty was sent out to the striker for slamming CAF, having been forced to sleep in an airport alongside his teammates ahead of the Group D Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia.
“Mr. Pierre Emerick Emiliano Francois Aubameyang has publicly published offensive and degrading material that undermines the honour and image of the Confederation of African Football,” a statement from CAF read.
“In terms of the Caf Statutes & Regulations, in terms of Articles 10, 11, 43.1, 46, 82 of the Disciplinary Code, the Caf disciplinary board decided to impose a fine of 10,000 USD for breach of the values of sportsmanship and integrity on the Gabonese Football Federation for the regrettable behaviour of the player.”
The Panthers were billed to play the West African country in Bakau on Monday, but they arrived at the Banjul International Airport late on Sunday night.
Upon their arrival, the Panthers were delayed at the airport with reports indicating their passports were seized despite providing their coronavirus results to the immigration officers for checks.
Owing to their exasperating ordeal, the 31-year-old who was named African Player of the Year in 2015 took to Instagram in the early hours of Monday to post videos and photographs initially of his team-mates lounging around having had their passports taken from them by security.
The pictures began to show the bulk of the team struggling to sleep on the airport floor as the hours passed, using their luggage as pillows.
Having arrived at 23:30 local time, Aubameyang began to show his dissatisfaction after waiting for three hours, posting a video at 02:31 that was accompanied by a caption that read: "Still waiting to join the Gambia, and we play at 4 pm.
The side of Patrice Neveu lost the 2-1 match courtesy of goals at the Independence Stadium from Modou Barrow and Musa Barrow.
On the positive hand, this decision could be questioned by the Gabonese skipper before Caf's appeal board over the next three days.
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