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Stripping Senegal of AFCON title a ‘disgrace for Africa’ say fans
AKAR, Senegal (AFP) — Senegal football fans slammed the decision to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and give it to Morocco, calling the move a “disgrace for Africa” as they woke up to the news Wednesday.
Gora Ndiaye, a resident of Dakar who works as a chauffeur, told AFP he felt like he had “been hit over the head” when he heard the news on the radio.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) sensationally stripped Senegal of their title late Tuesday, citing regulations about leaving the field, which players did near the end of the final two months ago.
With the news ricocheting across social media and the airwaves Wednesday fans now wait for a promised appeal by their country’s football authorities.
“If this law was applicable, it should have been applied immediately and the cup should have been awarded to the Moroccans,” Ndiaye said, calling the move “a disgrace for Africa”.
Several Senegalese players walked off the pitch in protest during the final in Rabat on January 18 when the hosts were awarded a penalty late in second-half stoppage time.
After Senegal’s players were coaxed back onto the pitch by captain Sadio Mane, Morocco missed the penalty. Pape Gueye then scored in extra time to give Senegal a 1-0 victory.
CAF said that having studied an appeal by Morocco, “the Senegal national team is declared to have forfeited the match” and the result was “officially recorded as 3-0” in favour of Morocco.
“I started by laughing and being surprised at the same time, because it really shocked me that two months later they took away our victory”, Assietou Diallo, a 25-year-old accounting assistant, told AFP from downtown Dakar.
Senegalese press were unanimous, with headlines such as “Big Continental Farce”, “Joke of the Century” and “Unprecedented Scandal”.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026...rica-say-fans/
AKAR, Senegal (AFP) — Senegal football fans slammed the decision to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and give it to Morocco, calling the move a “disgrace for Africa” as they woke up to the news Wednesday.
Gora Ndiaye, a resident of Dakar who works as a chauffeur, told AFP he felt like he had “been hit over the head” when he heard the news on the radio.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) sensationally stripped Senegal of their title late Tuesday, citing regulations about leaving the field, which players did near the end of the final two months ago.
With the news ricocheting across social media and the airwaves Wednesday fans now wait for a promised appeal by their country’s football authorities.
“If this law was applicable, it should have been applied immediately and the cup should have been awarded to the Moroccans,” Ndiaye said, calling the move “a disgrace for Africa”.
Several Senegalese players walked off the pitch in protest during the final in Rabat on January 18 when the hosts were awarded a penalty late in second-half stoppage time.
After Senegal’s players were coaxed back onto the pitch by captain Sadio Mane, Morocco missed the penalty. Pape Gueye then scored in extra time to give Senegal a 1-0 victory.
CAF said that having studied an appeal by Morocco, “the Senegal national team is declared to have forfeited the match” and the result was “officially recorded as 3-0” in favour of Morocco.
“I started by laughing and being surprised at the same time, because it really shocked me that two months later they took away our victory”, Assietou Diallo, a 25-year-old accounting assistant, told AFP from downtown Dakar.
Senegalese press were unanimous, with headlines such as “Big Continental Farce”, “Joke of the Century” and “Unprecedented Scandal”.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026...rica-say-fans/
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015