Just hours before fielding a call from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe, the President of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), Abdoulaye Fall, revealed that the federation had instructed its lawyers to lodge an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
CAF President Patrice Motsepe has reiterated the independence of the organisation’s judicial bodies and says their decisions ought to be respected.
Senegal has called for an independent corruption investigation after the Confederation of African Football stripped the country of its Africa Cup of Nations title and awarded it to Morocco, a decision it has strongly rejected.
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.
The Confederation of African Football has handed out heavy suspensions and fines to Senegal and Morocco Football Federations following a series of serious disciplinary breaches that marred the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat two weeks ago.