CAF, AFCON and Senegal
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Senegal takes CAF to CAS after losing AFCON title in a controversial ruling, calling it unfair and demanding justice in football.
The Senegalese FA is planning to parade the 2025 AFCON trophy before the country's forthcoming international friendly against Peru.
Senegal football chief Abdoulaye Fall has described the country being stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title as the “most blatant administrative robbery in the history of our sport” with the team set to parade the trophy prior to Saturday’s game with Peru.
Senegal are set to stage a defiant public parade of the Africa Cup of Nations trophy in Paris on Saturday, pressing ahead with celebrations despite a controversial ruling by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that stripped them of the continental title.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) may have assured a swift and fair process in Senegal’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations appeal, but a key procedural hurdle means the case cannot yet move forward in full.
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AFCON update: CAF issues fresh statement on Senegal vs Morocco saga
CAF has issued a new update on the Senegal-Morocco AFCON controversy, reaffirming Morocco as champions despite Senegal's plans to challenge the ruling at CAS.