🇸🇳🇲🇦 The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco caused widespread controversy after the match in Morocco last January.
📝 Match Details:
Senegal defeated Morocco 1-0 after extra time on the field, but CAF later decided to strip Senegal of the title, declaring them withdrawn, and awarded the championship to Morocco, sparking major uproar.
⚠️ French newspaper "Le Monde" obtained five official reports about the match, confirming that Senegalese players left the pitch in protest over a penalty awarded to Morocco, missing ten minutes of play.
Brahim Diaz missed the penalty, but Baba Gaye scored Senegal's winning goal in extra time, which was later disputed.
📄 Before CAF’s Appeals Committee ruling, the Moroccan Football Federation submitted a 40-page memo including statements from Olivier Safari, CAF’s head of referees, who confirmed he received instructions not to issue any cautions to Senegalese players to maintain the flow of the game.
⚖️ The Senegalese Football Federation announced it would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to resolve the issue amid questions about possible pressures on the referees.
