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CAF's decision to strip Senegal of AFCON title stirs controversy

Earlier this week, the Confederation of African Football, CAF, announced the decision to strip Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title. This comes two months after the dramatic end to the final, which involved hosts, Morocco. CAF’s appeal board ruled that the Teranga Lions had forfeited the match when they left the field in protest of a disputed penalty deep in stoppage time. The timing of the judgement is seen as very interesting and controv…

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Senegal's midfielder made some calming remarks on Canal+ on Saturday night, after the decision to give the title to Moroccans.

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After CAF's controversial decision to give Morocco the green carpet victory in the CAN final against Senegal, midfielder Idrisssa Gueye wanted to ease the tensions.

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The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) still contests the decisions taken by the disciplinary bodies of the African Football Confederation (CAF) after its elimination in the quarter-final of CAN 2025, the final phase of which takes place in December 2025/January 2026 in Morocco. The quarter-final between Algeria and Nigeria, concluded on a score of 2-0 in favour of the Super Eagles, remains at the heart of the dispute. The meeting, led by Issa S…

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After the controversial decision of the CAF to award the title of CAN 2025 to Morocco, Idrissa Gana Gueye reacted by calling for calm, while reaffirming that Senegal remains, in his opinion, the true champion of Africa. At the heart of the controversy, the decision of the African Confederation to... Read article CAN 2025: Gana Gueye ready to return the medals to save African unity appeared first on ledjely.

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In Telefoot this Sunday, Bixente Lizarazu reacted to the decision of the CAF to withdraw the title of champion of Africa 2025 in Senegal for the benefit of Morocco.

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SportsWorldGhana broke the news in on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
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