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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong> <\/span>Tensions are rising over the awarding of the Africa Cup of Nations to Morocco following Faustino Varela Monteiro\u2019s op-ed in L\u2019Observateur.<\/p>\n

The vice-chairman of the CAF Appeals Committee publicly expresses his disagreement with the organization\u2019s official line.<\/p>\n

In his view, questioning the facts established during the matches constitutes a major procedural error that undermines institutional authority.<\/p>\n

Monteiro places particular emphasis on the primacy of the refereeing body to justify his technical opposition. He reiterates a fundamental rule of sports:<\/p>\n

\u201cI strongly disagree with the decision. The facts described in the match official\u2019s reports are presumed to be true and accurate until proven otherwise. If discrepancies arise, the referee\u2019s report takes precedence on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, the official warns that this decision could prove tenuous before international legal bodies.<\/p>\n

He emphasizes that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) generally adheres to a doctrine of non-interference, except in cases of flagrant injustice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CAS will not review a decision made on the field unless there is evidence of arbitrariness or bad faith, even if the decision appears erroneous in hindsight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Lesotho. Tensions are rising over the awarding of the Africa Cup of Nations to Morocco following Faustino Varela Monteiro\u2019s op-ed in L\u2019Observateur. The vice-chairman of the CAF Appeals Committee publicly expresses his disagreement with the organization\u2019s official line. In his view, questioning the facts established during the matches constitutes a major procedural error […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":67711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[245],"class_list":["post-67712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-lesotho"],"yoast_head":"\nAFCON 2025 Appeals Committee Raises Issue - Lesotho<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag"> Africa-Press - Lesotho. 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