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CAF to Make Changes to Regulations After Afcon Final Fiasco
CAF will revise statutes to restore trust in referees, video assistant referees, and judicial bodies after the controversial AFCON final ruling in January.
- On Sunday, Patrice Motsepe of CAF announced reforms to statutes and regulations aimed at preventing a repeat of the controversial Africa Cup of Nations final.
- The Confederation stripped Senegal of the Africa Cup title after the team walked off the pitch in Rabat, protesting a penalty awarded to Morocco during the final.
- Senegal is challenging the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, while Motsepe said on Sunday he will "respect" and implement the final ruling.
- Following a meeting of CAF executives in Cairo on Sunday, Motsepe confirmed collaboration with FIFA for referee training to strengthen governance, ethics, and transparency.
- Motsepe plans to visit Senegal and Morocco to stress the importance of "working together to grow African football," as the organization struggles with integrity perceptions.
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Africa: CAF Fixes Refereeing Mess After Final Drama
Cairo -- THE Confédération Africaine de Football is set to make sweeping changes to its statutes and regulations aimed at restoring confidence in refereeing, video assistant referees (VAR) and its judicial bodies following controversies surrounding the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Final.
The African Federation of Football announced that it will implement changes and improvements to its status and regulations, namely to ensure that the absurd scenes from the end of the January African Cup of Nations will not repeat, reports Reuters.
CAF Moves To Restore Confidence With Reforms In Statutes, Officiating
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says it is implementing reforms to its statutes and regulations to strengthen confidence in referees, Video Assistant Referee (VAR) operators and judicial bodies. The body said the reforms were also aimed at preventing a recurrence of incidents recorded during the final of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025. CAF noted that referees and VAR operators at the CAF AFCON Côte d’Ivoire 2023 e…
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Santa Maria TimesStill dealing with the fallout from the controversial Africa Cup of Nations final, the governing body of African football announced a series of “changes and improvements” to its statutes and regulations.
CAF moves to restore trust after AFCON final controversy with sweeping reforms – The Mail & Guardian
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced sweeping reforms to its statutes and regulations following controversy surrounding the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Final, a match that ultimately saw Senegal stripped of its Africa Cup of Nations title. In a media briefing on Sunday after its executive committee meeting, CAF said it is implementing “far-reaching changes and improvements” aimed at restoring trust in its referee…
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