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Africa: CAF Appeal Board Media Statement
Senegal forfeited the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final by leaving the field, turning their 1-0 win into a 3-0 default loss to Morocco, CAF said.
- Tuesday, CAF’s appeals panel ruled Senegal national team forfeited the Jan. 18 final and awarded the Morocco national team a 3-0 win.
- After an annulled disciplinary verdict on procedural grounds, including the 'right to be heard', CAF disciplinary and appeals boards reached different outcomes with members from 54 member associations.
- Match footage shows most Senegal national team players leaving the field for almost 10 minutes amid protests as fans battled match stewards behind one goal; players returned, Morocco missed a penalty, and Senegal scored in extra time.
- Senegal’s federation said it will appeal to CAS in Lausanne after Tuesday’s ruling, while the Senegalese government called the decision 'manifestly erroneous', raising governance questions.
- Patrice Motsepe defended CAF’s process, saying CAF judicial bodies are independent and composed of respected lawyers and judges, and he acknowledged the chaotic final harmed CAF’s image but rejected favoritism toward Morocco, the 2030 World Cup co-host.
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AFCON 2025 title "cannot be taken away" from Senegal, says FSF
The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) said Thursday that the Africa Cup title cannot be taken away from Senegal, following a decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip the country of its title earlier this week.
After losing its title as African champion in favour of Morocco on Tuesday night, the Senegalese Football Federation seized the highest sporting authority of the round ball to contest this decision. A legal arm is now opened between the two countries following the final disturbed on 18 January by the departure of Senegalese players from the field. Senegal accuses Morocco of "corruption". - CAN 2025: Senegal announces that it has seized the Arbit…
The Senegalese Federation of Football (FSF) announced that it had instructed lawyers to appeal to the Court of Arbitraj Sportiv (TAS), the highest sports court with the seat in Lausanne, after having withdrawn its continental title from the African Football Federation (CAF), which granted Morocco.
The CAF cancelled Senegal's victory in the CAN 2025 final, awarding the title to Morocco on a green carpet. On Thursday, 19 March, the president of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), Abdoulaye Faye, took the floor at a press conference in Dakar and indicated that the federation will appeal this decision to the Arbitral Tribunal for Sport (TAS).
The Senegalese Football Federation brought the case before the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport in Lausanne after the national team was dropped from its title as African champion.
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