ESPN.com · Feb 2, 2024
Unruly behaviour from AFCON reporters provokes CAF clampdown
The poor behaviour of journalists at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast has prompted the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to issue a new set of guidelines and tighten up media access following consultation with the local police.
Away from the on-pitch drama at AFCON, the actions of journalists has been an unhappy subplot, with abuse, fighting and near-nudity making headlines from the press box.
"There was someone dancing naked in the media tribune," a CAF media official said to assembled journalists at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan on Friday, while explaining the new guidelines. "We cannot have that."