Morocco Awarded AFCON Title After Senegal Forfeit
Morocco were officially crowned 2025 Africa Cup of Nations champions on Tuesday, 17 March, after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) overturned the result of the January final.
The initial match on 18 January saw Senegal win 1-0 in extra time. However, the game was marred by a 15-minute walk-off led by coach Pape Thiaw following a disputed penalty. Despite returning to finish the match, CAF’s appeal board ruled that Senegal “infringed article 82” and “forfeited the final match”.
The official record now stands as a 3-0 Moroccan victory. While the Moroccan federation (FRMF) claimed the appeal was a “request for the application of the competition’s regulations”, Senegal remains defiant.
Defender Moussa Niakhate posted a photo of the trophy on Instagram with the caption, “Come and get them.”
Two months after a million fans celebrated in Dakar, Senegal’s federation has vowed to take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, calling the ruling “an unfair, unprecedented and unacceptable decision which brings discredit to African football.”
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