US EditionSenegal to appeal CAF Africa Cup of Nations decision after team stripped of title
Senegal's Football Federation has authorized legal action at the Court of Arbitration for Sport after CAF awarded the 2025 AFCON title to Morocco by forfeit.
- On Thursday, the Senegalese Football Federation announced it instructed lawyers to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport at a Dakar press conference on March 19, 2026.
- After studying Morocco's appeal, CAF announced it had reversed Senegal's win Tuesday, recording the result as 3-0 in favor of Morocco.
- On January 18 in Rabat, the final saw Senegalese players walk off after a late penalty award, but captain Sadio Mané coaxed them back, Morocco missed the penalty, and Pape Gueye scored in extra time.
- Domestic reaction was immediate, with Senegalese fans and authorities calling for an investigation, while Abdoulaye Fall said, 'Senegal will remain standing and will legitimately defend this victory on the field which we acquired on the field with the talent of our players'.
- The Senegalese Football Federation executive committee said it would 'use all possible legal, institutional and jurisdictional means to assert its rights', as the dispute moves toward international arbitration at CAS, with FRMF defending CAF's decision.
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Although they won the January final, the continental federation recently stripped Senegal of the victory, which was awarded to Morocco.
The Africa Cup 2025 has ended in a great controversy. Senegal had been the champion after winning the final to Morocco by 1-0 in the extension, in a match played in Rabat last January. However, just a few weeks later, the African Football Confederation (CAF) decided to take the title and hand it over to Morocco. Everything comes in the final minutes; Senegalese players left the field for several minutes in protest of a penalty indicated in favou…
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Soccer: Severed of its title as champion of the African Cup of Nations, Senegal takes its case before the Arbitral Court of Sport.
Senegal to appeal CAF Africa Cup of Nations decision after team stripped of title
Senegal's football federation said Thursday that it would appeal the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decision to strip the country's team of its Africa Cup of Nations and award the title to Morocco. Senegal beat Morocco in Rabat on January 18, a victory that was short-lived after CAF reversed Senegal's win two months later.
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