CAF strips Senegal of latest AFCON title, declares Morocco champions

Morocco has been handed a 3-0 victory in AFCON final following Senegal walk-off. (Photo/Reuters)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has overturned the result of the recent Africa Cup of Nations final. Originally, Morocco suffered a 1-0 loss to Senegal in Rabat; however, the CAF Appeal Board has since intervened. The board upheld an appeal regarding a walkoff protest staged by the Senegalese team following a late penalty decision. Ruling that the walkoff constituted a match forfeiture, the CAF has awarded a 3-0 victory to Morocco, officially crowning them the tournament champions and reversing the initial rejection of their protest.

CAF Appeal Board overturned the original final match result.
Senegal forfeited the match due to a walkoff protest.
Morocco awarded a 3-0 victory and the tournament title.
The decision reverses the initial protest rejection by governing authorities.

Morocco have been declared Africa Cup of Nations champions after their appeal to the Confederation of African Football's disciplinary committee over the result of January's final was upheld, African football's governing body said.

Morocco lost the match in Rabat 1-0 to Senegal after extra time, but not before Senegal had staged a walkoff after having a penalty awarded against them near the end of regulation time.

The match resumed after the walkoff with Senegal scoring in extra time, but CAF's Appeal Board decided that Senegal had forfeited the match with the result now being recorded as 3–0 in favour of Morocco, whose initial protest was rejected.

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Source: TRT