The Final of the Can, Revealing the Dysfunctions of African Football

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The final of the African Cup of Nations organized in Morocco, opposing the Atlas Lions in Senegal, could have become a moment of diplomatic tension. It finally imposed itself as an example of controlled political management of the sporting fact. Back from the historical drifts where football served as a catalyst for the conflicts, Rabat and Dakar illustrated a new African geopolitical maturity. A sporting event with a high political burden The o…

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The Senegalese daily, Le Soleil, believes that the organisation of the finale of the African Cup of Nations, which opposed Morocco and Senegal on 18 January, has brought to light some disruptions at the level of the African Football Confederation and notes in particular its lack of autonomy vis-à-vis the Fifa.