According to L’Équipe, following CAF’s Executive Committee meeting held in Cairo, Egypt, on March 29, CAF President Patrice Motsepe announced that the Africa Cup of Nations will undergo a format change.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday he will “respect” the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision on Senegal’s appeal against being stripped of its Africa Cup of Nations title.
AFCON controversy has escalated as Senegal demand a corruption investigation following CAF’s historic decision to overturn the result more than two months after a chaotic final.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe shares his reaction to the CAF Appeal Board’s decision on the controversial AFCON 2025 final between Morocco and Senegal, addressing the ruling and its wider impact on African football.
Africa’s football federation CAF, shocked the footballing world on Tuesday evening, turning Senegal’s AFCON 2025 victory into a 3-0 defeat, handing Morocco their first AFCON trophy in 49 years.
Senegal say they will appeal after they were sensationally stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) instead declared Morocco champions, two months after their chaotic final.
Senegal coach Pape Thiaw has been banned for five Confederation of African Football (CAF) matches after a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final against Morocco this month, it was announced on Wednesday.
The chaotic scenes which tarnished Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final will forever overshadow a tournament that had until that point been a great success for hosts Morocco, on and off the pitch.
A disputed penalty nearly derailed Senegal’s AFCON final, but Pape Gueye says the sense of injustice pushed them to finish the job.
Ademola Lookman converted the spot-kick that gave Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shoot-out victory over Egypt after a 0-0 draw on Saturday in the Africa Cup of Nations third place play-off.