"The ruling said that Senegal is declared to have forfeited the final, a 1-0 victory after extra time, by leaving the field of play during normal time in a 14-minute protest at the awarding of a penalty to Morocco which they missed when play resumed. The result, it said, was now being officially recorded as 3-0 in favour of host nation Morocco."
"By calling into question a result achieved at the end of a match that was properly played and won in accordance with the rules of the game, the CAF seriously undermines its own credibility, Senegal's government spokeswoman Marie Rose Khady Fatou Faye said in a statement on Wednesday. Senegal unequivocally rejects this unjustified attempt at dispossession."
"Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko previously weighed in on the fallout from the final when he followed his country's football federation in denouncing Morocco's jailing of 18 Senegalese fans following violence during a pitch invasion during the player protest in the January 18 final in Rabat."
CAF's appeals board stripped Senegal of the AFCON title following a chaotic final against Morocco. Senegal had won 1-0 after extra time but left the field for 14 minutes to protest a penalty awarded to Morocco. CAF ruled this constituted forfeiture and officially recorded the result as 3-0 to Morocco. Senegal's government rejected the decision, calling it unjustified dispossession that undermines CAF's credibility. The government demanded an independent international investigation into suspected corruption within CAF's governing bodies. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko previously condemned Morocco's jailing of 18 Senegalese fans following violence during the pitch invasion, stating the matter extends beyond sport.
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