Senegal instruct lawyers, while CAF’s Motsepe defends Morocco’s AFCON award
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Senegal football calls in lawyers as CAS awaits, while CAF president defends decision to hand AFCON title to Morocco.
The Senegalese Football Federation has instructed its lawyers to lodge an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after the national team were stripped of its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday reversed Senegal’s win, awarding the title to Morocco two months after the final.
“Senegal will remain standing and will legitimately defend this victory on the field, which we acquired on the field with the talent of our players”, the federation’s president, Abdoulaye Fall, told a news conference.
“We have given our lawyers a mandate to pursue this procedure at the level of the Court of Arbitration for Sport”, he added.
The continent’s showpiece football final, in Rabat on January 18, descended into chaos when several Senegalese players walked off the pitch in protest after the hosts were awarded a penalty late in second-half stoppage time.
The football federation of Morocco welcomes the CAF Appeal Board decision to award it the 2025 AFCON title.
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