US EditionPatrice Motsepe Defends CAF Integrity After Morocco Awarded AFCON Title
CAF upheld disciplinary rulings that Senegal breached rules by walking off the pitch, awarding Morocco a 3-0 administrative win under competition regulations.
- On Thursday, the Confederation of African Football defended its decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco following disciplinary rulings over the final.
- Senegal breached article 82 by walking off the pitch without referee permission, resulting in an administrative 3-0 victory for Morocco and a €87,000 fine plus five-match suspension for coach Pape Thiaw.
- On Wednesday, the Senegalese Football Federation announced it would appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, condemning the decision as "unjust, unprecedented and unacceptable."
- CAF President Patrice Motsepe defended the panels' independence, stating, "We've identified judges and lawyers from the 54 countries in Africa" to ensure fairness and integrity.
- Veteran coach Claude Leroy criticized the "farcical decisions," warning that incompetent management threatens to damage African football's image despite Morocco's high-standard facilities and organization.
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African Football Boss Defends Ruling That Gave Cup of Nations Title to Morocco
Africa's top football body on Thursday defended a decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco after disciplinary rulings over the final. Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), said the organisation's disciplinary and appeals panels had acted independently after the final in Rabat on 18 January.
Patrice Motsepe defends CAF integrity after Morocco awarded AFCON title
CAF President Patrice Motsepe has hit back at claims of favouritism after Senegal were stripped of the AFCON title in favour of Morocco. Addressing the " legacy of suspicion," Motsepe insisted that no nation receives preferential treatment within African football.
CAF President Dr. Motsepe Defends Appeals Board Decision… Tells Senegal ‘Go to Court’
The CAF Appeal Board has overturned a previous decision by the CAF Disciplinary Board regarding the AFCON title match between Senegal and Morocco, awarding the trophy to Morocco with a 3-0 victory. The Appeal board is led by Justice Roli Daibo-Harriman, a Nigerian judge elected in 2023. Other members include Faustino Varela Monteiro (Cabo Verde) as vice-chairman, Moez Ben Tahar Nasri (Tunisia), Moses Ikanqa (Namibia), Hamoud T’feil Bowbe (Maurit…
The president of the African Confederation of Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe, broke the silence on Wednesday after the long-awaited decision of the appeal commission concerning the incidents of the final of the CAN 2025 between Morocco and Senegal. While expressing his "deep disappointment" with the events, the leader reaffirmed the independence of the judicial bodies of the continental body. In an official statement, the boss of African fo…
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