Senegal govt alleges corruption in decision to hand AFCON title to Morocco
Al Jazeera
Senegal were stripped of the AFCON title after an appeals board review by CAF into a mid-final protest by its players.
Senegal’s government has called for an “independent international investigation” into corruption following the decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and award it to Morocco.
CAF’s decision came following a review via their appeals board into a chaotic final two months ago.
The ruling said that Senegal is “declared to have forfeited” the final, a 1-0 victory after extra time, by leaving the field of play during normal time in a 14-minute protest at the awarding of a penalty to Morocco – which they missed when play resumed.
The result, it said, was now “being officially recorded as 3-0” in favour of host nation Morocco.
“By calling into question a result achieved at the end of a match that was properly played and won in accordance with the rules of the game, the CAF seriously undermines its own credibility,” Senegal’s government spokeswoman Marie Rose Khady Fatou Faye said in a statement on Wednesday.
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