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Senegal to Display AFCON Trophy at Friendly Despite Stripped Title
Senegal plans a trophy presentation despite CAF rescinding their 2025 AFCON title and has filed a legal appeal and corruption complaint against the decision.
- Senegal will present the 2025 Africa Cup trophy to fans in France on Saturday, defying the CAF decision to strip the country of its title and award it to Morocco instead.
- The CAF appeals board ruled that Senegal is "declared to have forfeited the final" after the team walked off the pitch, converting a 1-0 win into a 3-0 default loss for Morocco.
- Senegalese Football Federation lawyers, led by Seydou Diagne, appealed to CAS on Wednesday and filed corruption complaints against five individuals, asserting no official order mandates returning the trophy.
- Legal representatives claim Morocco initially requested "the medals, the prize money, the rewards," while the federation maintains Senegal remains the legitimate champion of Africa despite the ruling.
- Facing a potential 9-to-12-month legal process, the federation continues World Cup preparation while Diagne described the CAF ruling as "the most grossly unfair administrative robbery" in football history.
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SCAN SPORT - Morocco promised to pursue the Senegalese Federation and the Stade de France if Senegal were to present the CAN trophy in its friendly match against Peru, scheduled this Saturday.
Senegal appeals to the TAS to recover the title of the CAN 2026 after the controversial ruling in favour of Morocco. The federation denounces a 'legal farce' and keeps the trophy in military custody in Dakar.
The chaos after the final of the Africa Cup continues: Although Senegal is denied the victory, the national team no longer wants to give the cup - and even officially present it. The president of the association speaks of an "administrative robbery".
Africa Cup of Nations trophy presentation to take place before Senegal friendly despite title being stripped
The Senegalese Football Federation is also appealing last week's decision by the CAF's appeal board to rescind their title and award it to Morocco, deeming that Senegal forfeited the match during a lengthy stoppage
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