Morocco declared Africa Cup of Nations champions after CAF strips Senegal of title

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Final - Senegal v Morocco - Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco - January 18, 2026 Senegal's Sadio Mane lifts the trophy with teammates as they celebrate after winning the Africa Cup of Nations REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Final - Senegal v Morocco - Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco - January 18, 2026 Senegal fan clashes with security as fans invade the pitch after Morocco were awarded a penalty following a VAR review REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Final - Senegal v Morocco - Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco - January 18, 2026 Morocco's Jawad El Yamiq looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

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March 17 : Morocco have been declared Africa Cup of Nations champions after their appeal to the Confederation of African Football’s disciplinary committee over the result of January's final was upheld, African football's governing body said on Tuesday.

Morocco lost the match in Rabat 1-0 to Senegal after extra time but not before Senegal had staged a walkoff after having a penalty awarded against them near the end of regulation time.

The match resumed after the walkoff with Senegal scoring in extra time but CAF's Appeal Board decided that Senegal had forfeited the match with the result now being recorded as 3–0 in favour of Morocco, whose initial protest was rejected.

(Tommy Lund in Gdansk and Mark Gleeson in Cape Town, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

Source: Reuters

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