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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong> <\/span>Amid ongoing controversy surrounding the AFCON 2025 final, Faouzi Lekjaa has taken a firm and composed stance. The president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation insists that Morocco holds undeniable proof to defend its position in the dispute that continues to shake African football.<\/b>
\n\u201cMorocco has clear, conclusive, and fully documented evidence of what happened, including referee reports and video footage recorded in full compliance with the regulations,\u201d<\/b> he declared. This strong statement reflects the federation\u2019s confidence as tensions remain high around the outcome of the final.<\/p>\n

By relying on both audiovisual and administrative evidence, the Moroccan federation aims to demonstrate full transparency and strict respect of procedures. The goal is to convince the Confederation of African Football and the wider football community that Morocco acted entirely within the established rules.<\/p>\n

Find more news and analyses on Eritrea<\/span> on the Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eritrea. Amid ongoing controversy surrounding the AFCON 2025 final, Faouzi Lekjaa has taken a firm and composed stance. The president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation insists that Morocco holds undeniable proof to defend its position in the dispute that continues to shake African football. \u201cMorocco has clear, conclusive, and fully documented evidence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":55609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-55610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-eritrea"],"yoast_head":"\nAFCON 2025: Lekjaa Responds with Strong Evidence - Eritrea<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag"> Africa-Press - Eritrea. 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