Senegalese government threatens international legal action, opening the most serious case within CAF

The Senegalese government issued a strongly worded press release expressing its deep dissatisfaction with the decision taken by the Confederation of African Football's Appeals Committee to strip the Senegalese national team of the 2025 African Champions League title and award it to Morocco.

The government asserted that this decision sets a dangerous and unprecedented precedent, directly contradicting the fundamental principles of sporting ethics, foremost among them integrity, loyalty, and respect for the rules of the game. It explained that the decision was based on a misinterpretation of the regulations, resulting—as it described it—in a clearly unlawful and deeply unjust ruling.

The statement stressed that questioning the result of a match that was completed normally until its end, and won by one of the parties according to the applicable rules, represents a serious attack on the credibility of the Confederation of African Football, and undermines the trust that the African people place in their continental sports institutions.

In this context, Senegal stressed that it cannot tolerate an administrative decision that would erase the values ​​of commitment, merit and sporting excellence, expressing its categorical rejection of what it described as an unjustified attempt to seize an “acquired right.”.

The Senegalese government called for an independent international investigation into suspected corruption within the administrative structures of the Confederation of African Football, indicating that it would resort to all available legal means, including competent international judicial bodies, in order to ensure justice is served and the sporting outcome is restored.

The statement also took the opportunity to emphasize the government’s solidarity with the Senegalese citizens detained in Morocco in connection with the events of the Africa Cup of Nations final, reiterating its full commitment to following up on this matter and working to reach a positive solution as soon as possible.

In closing, the government stressed that Senegal will remain steadfast, vigilant and resolute in defending the rights of its national team, and working to restore what it described as the “honor of African sport.”.