CAS promises Senegal-Morocco AFCON title decision within days
A speedy resolution to Senegal’s appeal after being stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title has been promised by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), who heard arguments on Thursday and said it will have a decision in days.
However, they were stripped of the title two months later after CAF’s Appeal Board ruled that Senegal had forfeited the match by walking off the pitch, overturning the result and awarding a 3-0 victory to Morocco.
Senegal are contesting the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) decision to declare Morocco champions, despite Senegal beating the hosts 1-0 after extra time in January’s final in Rabat.
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