Morocco boss Walid Regragui involved in heated exchange with DR Congo’s Chancel Mbemba… sparking full-time fracas after ill-tempered draw at AFCON
- Players and staff from Morocco and DR Congo were involved in a massive battle
- An altercation between Walid Regragui and Chancel Mbemba led to chaos
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Dozens of players and staff from Morocco and DR Congo were involved in a fight after their Africa Cup of Nations match.
The massive fight was sparked by a heated argument between Morocco boss Walid Regragui and DR Congo defender Chancel Mbemba.
Footage shows members of both sides encouraging and pushing each other in the aftermath of their 1-1 draw and the first exchange between Regragui and Mbemba.
Players and staff are then filmed running through the tunnel, with the videographer claiming that more police have been called to the stadium.
A journalist who filmed the events claimed that Regragui approached Mbemba while he was praying, leading to their passionate exchange and gestures.
A scuffle broke out between players and staff of Morocco and DR Congo after their AFCON match
The tunnel proved to be no refuge as players continued to fight even as they ran into the bowels of the stadium.
A well-followed account on
The report claims that a lip-reading analysis concluded that Regragui had said, “Look at me while you shake my hand.”
MailOnline cannot confirm whether this account is official.
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has made no mention of an investigation.
After the match, Mbemba, a former Newcastle defender, received racist and hateful comments and emojis on one of his Instagram posts.
Morocco manager Walid Regragui was involved in a heated argument with Chancel Mbemba, which led to the trouble
Mbemba also received racist and insulting comments on his Instagram page after the match
An account posing as an official AFCON page claimed that the Confederation of African Football found that Regragui was not racist. They claim he said, ‘Look at me while you shake my hand’
The result left Morocco top of the group with four points in two games, while DR Congo was one place behind with two points at the final whistle.
Achraf Hakimi had given Morocco the lead within six minutes, but DR Congo got an equalizer through Silas in the 76th minute.
MailOnline tried to contact the Confederation of African Football using the email address provided on their website, but that did not work.