The team captain will be absent for his side's last tournament fixture at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Equatorial Guinea captain Carlos Akapo and fellow squad member Josete Miranda have both been banned for four matches for verbally attacking the referee following their 1-0 defeat by Sudan at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The ruling was made by a governing body committee after it reviewed the official's match report from the tournament encounter on the weekend, a loss that sealed the team's exit from the competition.
The official stated that the two players "continually directed insulting and offensive comments" towards him and his assistants following the final whistle.
"Such comments were delivered in a atmosphere of extreme frustration related to the defeat, but nonetheless represent a grave violation of the principles of sportsmanship and fair play as well as the governing rules," added the referee.
A portion of the respective bans for Akapo and Miranda have been deferred for a term of one calendar year.
Both players will be unavailable for their nation's final tournament fixture against Algeria on Wednesday.
In a related development, the country's governing body has been fined a amount of $10,000 after its technical staff and squad members engaged in "excessive and abusive complaints" against decisions by the refereeing team.
The match report indicated there was "a progressive deterioration in conduct on the sidelines" after an unfortunate deflection by Equatorial Guinea defender Saul Coco in the second half.
In another incident, the tournament organizers have additionally fined Stallions skipper Bertrand Traore the sum of ten thousand dollars for "offensive comments" made in a post-game media appearance after his side's 1-0 loss to Angola.
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