The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Sunday that it will investigate and look into political statements made at the opening ceremony of CHAN Algeria 2022.
The CAF is under the obligation, as per FIFA regulations, not to be involved in politics and to be neutral on matters of a political nature, it said in a statement.
Referring to the political statements made at the opening of TotalEnergies African Nations Championship “CHAN”, on Friday in Algiers, the Confederation specified that those statements do not reflect the views or opinions of CAF as a politically neutral organization.
The CAF will evaluate whether there was compliance with the CAF and FIFA regulations and statutes.