CAF president Patrice Motsepe says the organisation has zero tolerance for corruption and is willing to cooperate with any African government that wants to investigate it.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, has admitted that he was shocked to learn that the Tunisian Football Federation President, Moez Ben Tahir Nasri, was part of the CAF Appeals Board that took the decision to strip Senegal of its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and award it to Morocco.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe confirmed the appointment of Samson Adamu as the Acting Secretary-General of the organisation, replacing Veron Mosengo-Omba, who stepped down in his position yesterday.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe has reiterated the independence of the organisation’s judicial bodies and says their decisions ought to be respected.
One of Africa’s leading sports law experts, Pius Ndubuokwu, says the latest decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Appeals Board to reverse the result of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final between Senegal and Morocco is putting the spotlight on CAF to review how its judicial bodies are constituted.
The Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF) has officially moved to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) following a bombshell ruling by the CAF Appeal Board that stripped Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title.