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CAF Appeals Board Hands Morocco AFCON 2025 Title in Stunning Forfeiture Ruling

By: Alhaji A. Barrie Morocco have been officially crowned champions of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following a dramatic and unprecedented ruling by the Confederation of African Football Appeals Board that overturned the outcome of the tournament’s final. In a decision that has sent shockwaves across the football world, CAF invoked Article 84 of its competition regulations governing match forfeitures to determine that Senegal national football team forfeited the final against Morocco national football team. As a result, the match has been officially recorded as a 3–0 victory in favour of Morocco, with the title awarded to the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF). The ruling effectively hands the North African side the AFCON crown without the final being decided on the pitch. The decision marks one of the most controversial conclusions in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, raising questions about disciplinary enforcement, tournament integrity, and the broader ...