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The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne will hear Senegal's appeal on Thursday regarding their loss of the Africa Cup of Nations title to Morocco. Senegal contests the Confederation of African Football’s decision, which stripped them of the title after they walked off the field during the final match in protest over a penalty call. The CAS panel will decide whether Senegal should be reinstated as champions based on interpretations of tournament regulations and the Laws of the Game.
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The long-running dispute over the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title will see a key development on Thursday as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne hears Senegal's appeal against being stripped of their championship victory. In January’s final in Rabat, Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 after extra time following a controversial incident where they walked off the pitch for 14 minutes to protest a penalty awarded against them late in regulation time. Despite failing to convert the spot kick, the game went into extra time and Senegal ultimately won. However, two months later, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided to strip Senegal of their title based on tournament regulations stating that teams refusing to play without referee authorization forfeit. The case now moves forward with Senegal contesting this decision, potentially reshaping the outcome of one of Africa's premier soccer tournaments.
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The long-running saga over the winner of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title will move closer to resolution on Thursday when Senegal’s appeal, after being stripped of the title, is heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
asserted
appeal → run → Lausanne
Senegal are contesting the Confederation of African Football’s decision to declare Morocco champions, despite Senegal beating the hosts 1-0 after extra time in January’s final in Rabat.
asserted
Senegal → contest → Rabat
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Senegal walked off the pitch for 14 minutes after a penalty was awarded against them late in regulation time, with several players returning to the dressing room in protest before they resumed play.
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they → question → play
Morocco failed to convert the spot kick, sending the match into extra time, where Senegal scored the winner to secure victory.
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Senegal → fail → victory
However, they were stripped of the title two months later after CAF’s Appeal Board ruled that Senegal had forfeited the match by walking off the pitch, overturning the result and awarding a 3-0 victory to Morocco.
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Senegal → strip → Morocco
Senegal quickly followed with an appeal to CAS, which was lodged on March 25 but is only being heard on Thursday.
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which → follow → Thursday
Senegal want to be reinstated as winners, and a panel will listen to arguments from Senegal, Morocco and CAF.
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panel → want → Senegal
“After the hearing, the panel will start its deliberations.
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panel → start → deliberations
At this stage, CAS cannot state when a final decision will be rendered but it will not be on the date of the hearing,” CAS said in a statement.
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CAS → state → statement
Three-man CAS panel to hear Senegal and CAF arguments
The panel will be presided over by French civil rights expert Gerald Simon, with assistance from Italian international law professor Luigi Fumagalli and Hamburg-based lawyer and professor of law at the University of Zurich, Ulrich Haas.
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panel → hear → Zurich
They are likely to hear arguments from Senegal that the Laws of the Game determine the referee’s decisions on incidents of play are final and cannot be challenged after the fact.
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decisions → hear → fact
Also important is an interpretation of the articles of the tournament regulations on which CAF’s Appeals Board ruled in Morocco’s favour, which state that “if, for any reason whatsoever, a team refuses to play or leaves the ground before the regular end of the match without the authorisation of the referee, it shall be considered the loser and shall be eliminated for good from the current competition.”
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it → rule → competition
Senegal’s lawyers are expected to argue that the articles must be interpreted strictly and that a temporary departure from the field cannot be equated with abandoning the match, while Morocco are expected to argue for an opposing interpretation, according to which a team that leaves the field without the referee’s authorisation must be considered the loser and definitively eliminated from the competition, even if its departure was not permanent.
uncertain
departure → expect → competition
The hearing takes place behind closed doors.
asserted
hearing → take → doors
Qualification for AFCON 2027 has already begun, with Senegal drawing the opening game of Patrick Vieira’s tenure as coach with Mozambique on September 25, before winning 1-0 in Ethiopia on September 29.
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Senegal → begin → September
Morocco have won both of their opening games, beating Gabon and Lesotho.
asserted
Morocco → win → Gabon
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