Morocco manager handed four-match ban after clashing with Chancel Mbemba

Morocco manager Walid Regragui has been handed a four-match suspension after clashing with DR Congo defender Chancel Mbemba.

Ugly scenes erupted at full-time after the Atlas Lions were held to a 1-1 draw during their Africa Cup of Nations clash against Morocco on Sunday.

According to L'Equipe, the altercation had occurred after Regragui approached Mbemba to shake hands with him, but things became heated quickly with both sets of players running on to the field as the altercation escalated.

The ill-tempered spat continued down down the tunnel with players and staff both being seen in a video chasing eachother into the changing rooms.

While two of his match bans have been suspended for a year, he was banned from the Atlas Lions' next two matches, which included thier 1-0 victory against Zambia on Wednesday night.

Regragui said according to L'Equipe, per Morocco World News: 'I held his hand, and he started screaming as is evident in pictures and the widely circulated videos.'

But Regragui has now broken his silence, claiming that he had 'regreted' the on-field incident.

'I have nothing to say about that. Maybe it was the adrenaline that made him respond like that. There's no problem,' he said in a post-match press conference.

'I regret [it] because neither we nor the DRC were given a good image.'

The CAF also imposed a fine of £15,716 ($20,000) to both federations, and issued a £3,929 ($5,000) fine on the 48-year-old football coach.

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation stated that they would appeal what they called an 'unfair' decision on the grounds that it 'coach Regragui did not violate any moment the values of Fair play.'

After the game, Mbemba told the media: 'I respect the coach who is a great man. The TV cut the videos, but