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CAF President Patrice Motsepe pledged to enforce Court of Arbitration for Sport rulings and reform regulations to rebuild trust in referees and VAR after AFCON final dispute.
- On Sunday, Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe announced he will "respect" the Court of Arbitration for Sport decision regarding Senegal's appeal of its stripped Africa Cup of Nations title.
- Senegal filed the appeal after CAF's appeals body overturned the team's 1-0 win against Morocco in last month's AFCON final, awarding Morocco a 3-0 victory following a pitch walk-off.
- To avoid repeating such "farcical scenes," Motsepe pledged that CAF will implement regulatory changes to strengthen trust in referees, VAR operators, and judicial bodies.
- Nigeria-Born CAF official Samson Adamu will replace the retiring Veron Mosengo-Omba as the Cairo-based organization's caretaker general secretary, following Mosengo-Omba's resignation at age 66.
- Motsepe plans to visit both countries to emphasize the importance of "working together to grow African football," aiming to restore stability within the confederation's leadership and competitive operations.
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On 27 March, the President of the African Football Confederation, Patrice Motsepe, assured that he would "respect" the decision of the Arbitral Court of Sport, seized by Senegal – which challenges the green carpet withdrawal of its title of champion of Africa for the benefit of Morocco.
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JOHANNESBURG: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday he will “respect” the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision on Senegal’s appeal against being stripped of its Africa Cup of Nations title.
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At a press conference held in Cairo this Sunday, Patrice Motsepe referred to Senegal's appeal to the Arbitral Tribunal for Sport.
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