CAF Appeals Board strips Senegal of the 2025 AFCON title and declares Morocco 3-0 winners of the final
Senegal have been stripped of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and the trophy has been awarded to Morocco, it has been announced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
A quite remarkable ruling has handed Morocco the title after the final on January 18, 2026 turned into chaos in Rabat, Morocco.
Two months on from that unbelievable final, Morocco are officially champions of Africa.
After hosts Morocco were awarded a penalty kick late in normal time in the final, the players of Senegal walked off the pitch in protest with the support of their head coach. Senegal’s players eventually went back onto the pitch and Brahim Diaz missed the penalty kick, as the game went to extra time.
Senegal would go on to win the game 1-0 and be crowned AFCON champions, but Morocco were furious and launched an official appeal against the outcome of the game.
Ghsportsnews (ghsportsnews.com) is a prominent digital sports news platform based in Accra, Ghana, that has been in operation since 2020