17/03/2026
🚨 BREAKING 😱 Senegal National Team is declared to have forfeited AFCON 2025 Final - Morocco Awarded 3–0 Victory 🏆
The Appeal Board of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has ruled that Senegal have forfeited the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Final.
As a result, the match is officially recorded as a 3–0 victory for Morocco, with the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football confirmed as champions of AFCON 2025.
CAF stated that the decision follows findings that the Senegal team’s conduct violated tournament regulations (Articles 82 and 84), resulting in the forfeiture sanction.
Meanwhile, Morocco were also sanctioned for several incidents during the match, including fines related to crowd behaviour, ball boys conduct, and interference around the VAR review area.
Morocco midfielder Ismaël Saibari was additionally handed a two-match suspension (with one match suspended) for misconduct, while a previously imposed fine was set aside.
This ruling overturns an earlier decision by CAF’s Disciplinary Board and represents one of the most dramatic post-final verdicts in AFCON history.
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Was the punishment justified or too harsh?
Morocco Wins AFCON 2025 🏆
Source: CAF MEDIA