Africa: Tunisia Appeal to CAS Over Ban

Tunisia followed Morocco to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday as the recriminations continued following a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations. Beaten 2-1 by hosts Equatorial Guinea in a tumultuous quarterfinal, Tunisia appealed against a ruling which ordered it to apologise for accusing the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of bias, CAS said in a statement.

Tunisia has been told by CAF that it will be kicked out of the qualifying competition for the next Nations Cup in 2017 if it does not back down by the end of next month.

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