{"id":64620,"date":"2026-03-18T15:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/morocco-awarded-afcon-title-after-caf-overturns-win"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:43:01","slug":"morocco-awarded-afcon-title-after-caf-overturns-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/morocco-awarded-afcon-title-after-caf-overturns-win","title":{"rendered":"Morocco Awarded AFCON Title After CAF Overturns Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong> <\/span>Morocco have been awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title after the Confederation of African Football overturned Senegal\u2019s victory in the final and ruled that Senegal forfeited the match.<\/p>\n<p>In a decision on Tuesday, CAF\u2019s Appeal Board said that under Article 84 of the AFCON regulations, the Senegal national team is declared to have forfeited the final of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling means the result of the match is officially recorded as a 3-0 victory in favor of the Federation Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF).<\/p>\n<p>The final, played on Jan. 18 in Rabat, originally ended with Senegal winning 1-0 in extra time after a chaotic stoppage late in normal time.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal\u2019s players left the pitch in protest after Morocco were awarded a penalty during stoppage time while the match was goalless.<\/p>\n<p>Following a delay of more than 15 minutes, play eventually resumed and the penalty was missed before Senegal later scored the winning goal in extra time.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco\u2019s football federation subsequently filed an appeal challenging the outcome, arguing Senegal\u2019s walk-off constituted a breach of tournament regulations.<\/p>\n<p>CAF\u2019s Appeal Board accepted the appeal and annulled the previous disciplinary ruling, declaring Senegal to have forfeited the final and awarding Morocco a 3-0 victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Mauritius<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. Morocco have been awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title after the Confederation of African Football overturned Senegal\u2019s victory in the final and ruled that Senegal forfeited the match. 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