CAF Disciplinary Board v. CS Constantine
CAF Disciplinary Board v. CS Constantine
Algerian club CS Constantine was charged after misconduct and the use of pyrotechnics during its CAF Confederation Cup tie against USM Alger on 1 April 2025.
The Disciplinary Board found the club guilty and imposed a USD 15,000 fine. Because the club had already received a suspended USD 10,000 fine from an earlier ruling on 24 December 2024, that suspended amount was also triggered, bringing the club's total exposure from the two incidents together rather than treating the new offence in isolation.
The case is a useful, concrete illustration of how CAF's system of suspended sanctions actually operates in practice: a probationary fine or ban is not forgiven if it goes unmentioned publicly, but sits live and is triggered automatically the moment a club reoffends within the probationary period, regardless of whether the new offence is of the same type as the first.
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