Senegal‘s enchantment to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the disputed results of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations remaining towards Morocco shall be heard on October 8.
The Lions of Teranga have been controversially stripped of the title by the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) in March.
Senegal prevailed 1-0 after further time within the remaining on January 18, with Pape Gueye scoring the decisive objective.
Nevertheless, that got here following outstanding scenes that noticed Senegal refuse to play after event hosts Morocco have been awarded a extremely contentious penalty in stoppage time.
After a delay of round 17 minutes, Senegal’s gamers returned to the pitch, and Brahim Diaz’s ill-advised panenka was saved, forcing further time.
The jubilation of their triumph turned to fury two months later.
An preliminary disciplinary listening to had seen CAF hand down a series of fines and bans for Senegal and Morocco players and officials, however the outcome was allowed to face.
However African soccer’s governing physique then subsequently dominated that Senegal have been “declared to have forfeited the ultimate match” with the “results of the match being recorded as 3-0 in favour” of Morocco.
The enchantment by the Moroccan Soccer Affiliation (FRMF) was deemed “admissible in kind” and subsequently upheld.
Senegal unsurprisingly elected to take the case to CAS, sport’s highest court docket, which elected towards an expedited process.
As such, the listening to will happen in simply over two months, although the choice is not going to be made on the identical day.
In making its determination to overturn the outcome, the CAF Appeal Board dominated that “by means of the conduct of its group”, Senegal had breached Article 82 of the AFCON laws.
Article 82 states that, ought to a group refuse to play or go away the sphere earlier than the top of the allotted regulation time with out the permission of the referee, then they are going to be thought-about the loser of the match and endure elimination.
That infringement triggered Article 84, which states that any group in breach of Article 82 shall be eradicated with a 3-0 defeat.
Senegal endured disappointment at this 12 months’s World Cup, as they have been knocked out within the final 32 after progressing by means of the group stage as one of many eight finest third-placed groups.
They have been eradicated at arms of Belgium, surrendering a 2-0 result in lose 3-2 after further time, with that exit seeing coach Pape Thiaw sacked. Morocco have been knocked out within the quarter-finals by France.
