Afcon controversy: what a sports law specialist says about Senegal being stripped of the title

The Conversation | 14.04.2026 21:12
Two months after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final, which was won by Senegal in January 2026, the appeal board of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) decided to strip them of the title and give it instead to their opponents, Morocco. This was because the Senegalese team had walked off the pitch for about 10 minutes.