CAF Appeal Board have declared Morocco as the AFCON 2025, stripping Senegal of the title. They have ruled that the Senegal players walking out after the late penalty was awarded to Morocco resulted in a forfeit.

In a stunning statement released on Tuesday, March 17, CAF posted that Morocco’s appeal was successful. Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football had claimed that they should be declared winners after Senegal players walked off.

The CAF statement has now said that the final will be recorded as a 3-0 win for Morocco and said:

“The CAF Appeal Board decided that in application of Article 84 of the Regulations of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations, the Senegal National Team is declared to have forfeited the Final Match of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 (“the Match”), with the result of the Match being recorded as 3–0 in favour of the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF).”

“The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) Appeal Board decided today that in application of Article 84 of the Regulations of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Senegal National Team is declared to have forfeited the Final Match of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 (“the Match”), with the result of the Match being recorded as 3–0 in favour of the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF).”

Morocco’s Ismaël Saibari has also been handed a two-match ban, one of which will be suspended, and fined $100,000 for misconduct.