Morocco awarded 2025 Africa Cup title after Senegal forfeiture

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•On 17 March 2026, CAF’s appeal board overturned Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations final victory and declared Morocco champions.
•The appeal board awarded Morocco a 3–0 technical win in place of the original result from the 2025 AFCON final.
•CAF justified the forfeit by citing misconduct and improper behavior by Senegal players and staff during the final.
•The decision changes the official AFCON 2025 champions, prize money distribution and historical records in CAF competitions.
•On 18 March 2026, the Senegalese Football Federation said it would protest and seek to overturn the ruling.
•Senegalese fans reacted with anger and disbelief after learning that their team’s title had been revoked months after the tournament.
•Moroccan football authorities have welcomed the appeal board’s decision, arguing that it protects the integrity of CAF competitions.
•Former coaches and commentators such as Claude Le Roy have publicly criticized CAF’s ruling as excessive and damaging to African football.

What Could Happen If...

▸If CAF fully upholds the appeal board ruling after Senegal’s protest Morocco will remain listed as AFCON 2025 champions and Senegal will lose the title, prize money and related honors.

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Countries

🌍Morocco 🌍Senegal

Organizations

🏛Confederation of African Football

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WESTLe Monde - International« La CAF a complètement disjoncté avec cette décision absurde », dénonce Claude Le Roy, après l’annonce de la victoire du Maroc à la CAN WESTNPR - NewsRuling overturns Senegal's Africa Cup title and declares Morocco the champion WESTABC News (AU) - Just InSenegal's AFCON win overturned months after controversial final WEST

On 19 March 2026, Moroccan football officials publicly backed the Confederation of African Football’s appeal ruling that stripped Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and recorded a 3–0 technical win for Morocco. Senegal’s federation has already announced it will challenge the decision, leaving the official outcome of Africa’s top football tournament tied up in legal and disciplinary procedures. The dispute now turns on how CAF interpreted Senegal’s conduct in the chaotic final and whether any higher sports body will review the ruling.