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CAS hears Senegal's AFCON 2025 title appeal, verdict expected within days
October 8, 2026 at 01:35 PM · Updated 8d ago
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10 reports · 8 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 9 hours
A Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing opened Thursday on Senegal's appeal over the AFCON 2025 title, with a verdict expected within days.
- Senegal, Morocco and the Confederation of African Football presented arguments before a three-judge panel in Lausanne in the one-day hearing.
- CAS director general Matthieu Reeb said the court aims to issue a reasoned decision as soon as possible after the hearing.
- CAS president Michael Linard said the verdict will not come today or tomorrow and could take days or weeks.
- Senegal is appealing a March CAF decision that ruled it forfeited the final and awarded Morocco a 3-0 win.
- Senegal forfeited the final by walking off the pitch for 14 minutes in protest over a late penalty awarded to Morocco.
- Morocco missed the spot kick and Senegal won in extra time, but CAF's Appeal Board overturned the result and gave Morocco a 3-0 victory.









