One such avenue is the Court of Arbitration for Sport, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based independent body which settles sports-related disputes through arbitration or mediation. AdvertisementTension in the stadium was already raised by Senegal being denied a goal minutes before the penalty was given to Morocco. AdvertisementAt an initial disciplinary hearing, CAF imposed fines of more than $1 million in fines and bans for Senegal and Morocco players and officials but left the result untouched. We felt that the panel was not there to apply the law, but to carry out an order,” Sow said. Under coach Walid Regragui at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Morocco became the first African team ever to reach the semifinals.

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2026 07:52 UTC