The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has accepted the lifting of a ban on the Moroccan football federation competing in the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), according to dpa. CAF said in a statement Sunday it was "committed to implementing the decisions and will comply with this ruling despite the contradictions observed in the CAS decision." CAS Thursday granted an appeal by the Moroccan federation, which had been banned by CAF for failing to organize the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Morocco had wanted the tournament to be postponed following the Ebola epidemic in some West African countries. The event in January and February went ahead in Equatorial Guinea. In its decision Thursday, the Lausanne-based CAS said its panel upheld the appeal by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) "in a large proportion." The ruling means Morocco will be able to take part in the 2017 and 2019 tournaments. -- SPA 21:05 LOCAL TIME 18:05 GMT تغريد
