Since its start on January 13, the African Cup of Nations organized in Ivory Coast has been punctuated by numerous excesses from journalists.
Fight between Senegalese and Guinean reporters, violence on the Moroccan press, tensions between Ghanaian players and journalists... The incidents have multiplied, to the point that the International Sports Press Association published a press release on Wednesday to denounce "the attitude of certain accredited colleagues”.
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On Friday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided to take action after a meeting with the organizers and the Ivorian police authorities.
A statement was sent to all accredited journalists, stating that
"any media professional who participates in wild celebrations and abuses other media colleagues will be immediately expelled
. "
Likewise,
“fights”
,
“vulgar terms”
,
“use of drones”
will lead to withdrawals of accreditation.
The ban on journalists who do not hold rights from filming press conferences, mixed zones and meetings is also recalled, after the observation of a certain number of abuses.