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Ethiopia punished for crowd disorder

January 23, 2013
By ESPN staff




The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fined Ethiopia $10,000 and banned goalkeeper Jemal Tassew for two games following incidents during the 1-1 draw with Zambia on Monday.

Tassew was red-carded in the 35th minute of the teams' African Nations Cup opener in Nelspruit after a collision in which his raised foot connected with Zambia's Chisamba Lungu. The referee, deeming the kick to be deliberate, sent the goalkeeper off as he was carried from the field ...

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