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Zambia coach Herve Renard was fined $10 000 and warned by the Confederation of African Football after he claimed that the rulling body was happy his team was eliminated from the African Cup of Nations because it was 'not intercoursey enough' to win.
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CAF said the fine was suspended and would be lifted 'provided no repetition of such behaviour occur(s) within the coming year.
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Defending champions Zambia were knocked out in the group stage with a 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso, prompting Frenchman Renard to say CAF didn't want his team to win again and represent Africa at the Confederations Cup in Brazil.
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'' To be honest with you I think that CAF is very happy because Zambia is not going to play the Confederations Cup '', Renard said in Nelspruit on January 29 after the team's elimination. '' Because they think Zambia is not intercoursey enough to go to the Confederations - it's the truth ''.
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CAF said it had accepted letters of apology from Renard and the Football Association of Zambia, but still issued the warning and suspended fine 'in order to ensure the non-repetition of such behaviour which tarnishes the image of CAF and its officials'.