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Senegal's appeal over AFCON title stripping to be heard on October 8

ReutersReuters24 Jul 2026, 18:17
Senegal's appeal over AFCON title stripping to be heard on October 8

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will hear Senegal's appeal on October 8 after CAF overturned their AFCON final victory and awarded Morocco a 3-0 win.

Senegal's appeal against being stripped of their African Cup of Nations title ​will be heard on October 8, ‌the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday.

Senegal were ruled to have forfeited ​the game in Rabat on January ​18 because they walked off the pitch ⁠in protest at a potentially decisive ​penalty awarded to opponents Morocco.

They returned ​after 14 minutes to win the match 1-0, but the appeal board of African soccer's governing body (CAF) replaced ​that result with a 3-0 victory ​for Morocco in March.

The Senegalese government called for an inquiry ‌into ⁠the removal of the title, and the country's soccer federation (FSF) appealed to CAS.

A CAS panel will hold the hearing behind ​closed doors ​at its ⁠headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, CAS said in a statement.

"After the ​hearing, the panel will start ​its ⁠deliberations. At this stage, CAS cannot state when a final decision will be rendered ⁠but ​it will not be ​on the day of the hearing," CAS added.

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