Rarely has an international break largely devoid of competitive fixtures felt so loaded for Africa's national sides, with the continent still reeling in the aftermath of a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations.
Senegal have lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport following the decision to overturn the country's Africa Cup of Nations victory against Morocco, but a final decision is expected to take some time.
George Weah condemned CAF's decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and award the trophy to Morocco, warning that the ruling has delivered a damaging blow to the continent's reputation.
Senegal's team jersey will display only one star instead of two at the World Cup this summer, but it has nothing to do with being stripped of the AFCON title.
Ed Dove, who was at the AFCON final, writes that Africa will be unlikely to herald Morocco as African champions after either their antics during the tournament nor the manner of their 'victory'.
The Senegalese Football Federation has announced its intention to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the country was stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title.
CAF has come to the correct outcome over the furor that was the 2026 AFCON final. But the fact it has taken two months to award Morocco the African title is an indictment on those in charge.
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arbitrator Raymond Hack expects the court to rule in favour of Senegal as they appeal the Confederation of African Football (CAF) verdict which stripped them of their AFCON title.
Football fans around the world were stunned on Tuesday as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced that Morocco are now the official Africa Cup of Nations champions, and not Senegal.
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Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday by appeals judges who overturned Senegal's victory in a chaotic final in January.
A Moroccan court Thursday sentenced 19 soccer fans to up to a year in prison on charges of hooliganism stemming from a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final between Morocco and Senegal that saw supporters try to storm the field.
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Morocco have decided to appeal a ruling that resulted in fines of $415,000 and match bans because of a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final, their federation said Tuesday.
South African sports, arts & culture minister Gayton McKenzie told ESPN that his country seeks to host the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2028, and emphasised that he wanted the tournament to be remembered as one of "fair play".
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The Confederation of African Football has suspended Senegal coach Pape Thiaw.
Nigeria captain Wilfred Ndidi's father was killed in a car crash just over a week after Ndidi helped the Super Eagles to third place at the...
One week after the Super Eagles left Morocco with another bronze medal, impressing fans and foes alike, a review is quietly going on in official circles.
An engrossing month of African football came to a conclusion on Sunday in a final that was both horrendous and spellbinding.
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Mali | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Comoros | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Zambia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Uganda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Senegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| Congo DR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Benin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gabon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
