Lausanne--The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday scrapped sanctions dished out by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to Morocco, freeing the North African country to play in the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
CAF hit Morocco's football federation (FRMF) with the ban and a fine of $1 million (880,000 euros) after it decided not to host the 2015 Cup of Nations amid fears over the Ebola crisis.
CAS said it "has upheld the appeal in a large proportion".
"The sanctions imposed by the CAF on the FRMF have been set aside, with the exception of the fine, which is however reduced to $50,000."
AFP
