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Senegal Appeal to CAS Against Removal of African Cup of Nations Title
Senegal's Football Federation challenges CAF’s forfeit ruling after players protested a penalty, seeking reinstatement of the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations title through the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
- On Wednesday, the Senegalese Football Federation lodged an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the decision stripping them of the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations title.
- Last week, the Confederation of African Football awarded the title to Morocco after ruling Senegal forfeited the January 18 final following a 15-minute walkoff protesting a disputed penalty.
- The FSF requested an immediate suspension of the appeal brief deadline, citing missing detailed grounds from CAF, while the Senegalese government called for an international investigation into "suspected corruption" within the governing body.
- CAS Director General Matthieu Reeb said the court is "perfectly equipped to resolve this type of dispute," though it is "not possible to anticipate a procedural timeline" for the hearing.
- Legal proceedings are expected to take several months, with the FSF's lawyers scheduled to address a press conference in Paris on Thursday to discuss the overturned tournament result.
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Following the withdrawal of the Africa Cup title, the Senegalese Football Association is moving to the International Sports Court as announced.
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Following the withdrawal of the title at the Africa Cup in Morocco, the Senegalese Football Association moved to the International Sports Court CAS as announced. CAS confirmed the receipt of an appeal against the decision of the African Football Association CAF. This is aimed at lifting the CAF decision and declaring Senegal the winner of the Africa Cup again. The appeal court of the CAF had granted the appeal of Morocco two months after the fin…
·Vienna, Austria
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Senegal hopes to overturn the controversial decision that awarded the African Championship to Morocco.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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