Nigerian Roli Daibo Harriman led the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 9-member panel that stripped Senegal of 2025 African Cup of Nation, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports.
Our correspondent reported that CAF Appeal Board has upheld Morocco’s protest and ruled that Senegal forfeited the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, officially awarding the match 3-0 to Morocco.
The decision overturns an earlier ruling by the CAF Disciplinary Board and follows an appeal lodged by the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF) regarding incidents during the final.
CAF confirmed that Senegal’s conduct during the match fell under Articles 82 and 84 of the AFCON regulations, resulting in the forfeiture.
The Appeal Board further determined that the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF) breached Article 82 through the actions of its team, validating Morocco’s protest and formally declaring them winners.
Meet the CAF 9-member panel that strip Senegal of AFCON gold:
*Roli Daibo Harriman – President (Nigeria)
*Faustino Varela Monteiro – Vice President (Cabo Verde)
*Moez Ben Tahar Nasri – Tunisia
*Espoir Asogbavi Komlan – Togo
*Masauko Timothy Msungama – Malawi
*Moses Ikanqa – Namibia
*Hamoud T’feil Bowbe – Mauritania
*Mohamed Robleh Djama – Djibouti
*Lubamba Ngimbi Hector – DR Congo
In a separate ruling, Moroccan player Ismaël Saibari was found guilty of misconduct. His punishment was reduced to a two-match suspension (one suspended), and a previously imposed $100,000 fine was cancelled.
CAF also addressed off-field incidents involving Morocco. The federation was held responsible for the conduct of ball boys, with the associated fine reduced to $50,000. A $100,000 fine for interference around the VAR review area was upheld, while a sanction related to a laser incident was reduced to $10,000.
The ruling has caused uproar online and offline.
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It’s quite unfortunate to award the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations to Morocco despite the fact Morocco’s did not won on the pitch of play, why after three or four months they have now decided to award the match to Morocco, there’s must be something underneath that was not knowing to the people, the only reason such decision could be upheld was that if Senegal didn’t coming to re-start the game.