Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been fined for Instagram posts (Picture: Getty Images)Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been handed a $10,000 fine by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after his social media posts on international duty with Gabon were deemed ‘offensive and degrading’ by the governing body. The Arsenal captain published a string of Instagram Stories last month when he and his Gabon teammates were stuck in Gambia’s Banjul International Airport for six hours ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia. AdvertisementAdvertisementOne post from Aubameyang, at 2.31am local time read:’ Since 11.30pm. ‘This will not demotivate us but people need to know and CAF need to take responsibility. ‘No problem they will not discourage us’ (Picture: Instagram)The CAF did admit that Gambia were in the wrong, though, fining the Gambian FA $100,000.
Source: Metro December 09, 2020 11:26 UTC