Senegal lodge appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport over AFCON final decision
Senegal have lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the decision to strip them of the Africa Cup of Nations title and hand the trophy to Morocco..
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The Senegalese Football Federation has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after being stripped of their Africa Cup of Nations title and having it awarded to Morocco.
- CAS confirmed receipt of the appeal filed by FSF against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.
- The appeal seeks to overturn CAF's decision to forfeit Senegal's 1-0 victory over Morocco in the AFCON final on January 18, after Senegalese players walked off the pitch in protest of a penalty.
- CAF had upheld Morocco's appeal, declaring Senegal to have forfeited the match and awarding the title to the host nation.
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