Senegal stripped of AFCON title, Morocco declared championsSenegal have been stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations titlePARIS (FRANCE) - Senegal say they will appeal after they were sensationally stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) instead declared Morocco champions, two months after their chaotic final. CAF said that having studied Morocco's appeal, "the Senegal national team is declared to have forfeited the match" and the result was "officially recorded as 3-0" in favour of Morocco. "The Senegalese Football Federation condemns this unjust, unprecedented and unacceptable decision, which brings African football into disrepute," it said in a statement. Several of the team's players posted on social media after the announcement that they had been stripped of the title. In the immediate aftermath of the final, FIFA president Gianni Infantino had condemned "some Senegal players" for the "unacceptable scenes".

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2026 03:39 UTC