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- An exchange between Walid Regragui and Chancel Mbemba sparked chaos
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Dozens of players and staff from Morocco and DR Congo broke into a fracas after their Africa Cup of Nations game.
The mass melee was sparked by a heated exchange between Morocco boss Walid Regragui and DR Congo defender Chancel Mbemba.
Footage shows members of both camps fronting up to and pushing each other in the wake of their 1-1 draw and the initial exchange between Regragui and Mbemba.
Players and staff are then filmed running down the tunnel, with the videographer claiming more police had been called to the stadium.
One journalist who filmed the events claimed that Regragui approached Mbemba while he was praying, leading to their passionate exchange and gesticulations.
A fracas broke out between players and staff of Morocco and DR Congo after their AFCON game
The tunnel proved to be no sanctuary, as players continued to scuffle even while running into the bowels of the stadium.
A well-followed account on X, which purports to be the official page for the Africa Cup of Nations, claims Regragui was investigated by the Confederation of African Football for racially insulting Mbemba.
The account claims that a lip-reading analysis concluded Regragui had said: ‘Look at me while you shake my hand.’
MailOnline cannot confirm if this account is official.
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has made no reference to an investigation.
After the game, 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 exchange with Chancel Mbemba which sparked the trouble
Mbemba, right, also received racist and insulting comments on his Instagram page after the game
An account purporting to be an official AFCON page claimed that the Confederation of African football found Regragui had not been racist. They claim he said: ‘Look at me while you shake my hand’
The result left Morocco top of their group with four points in two games, with DR Congo a place behind them on two points at the final whistle.
Achraf Hakimi had put Morocco ahead inside six minutes but DR Congo got a 76th-minute leveller through Silas.
MailOnline attempted to contact the Confederation of African Football via the email listed on their website, but it did not work.
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