overturned the result<\/a> on Tuesday because Senegal’s players walked off the pitch in protest when hosts Morocco were awarded a stoppage-time penalty.<\/p>\nPlay resumed in the final after a 17-minute delay, and Brahim Diaz’s penalty for Morocco was saved and the game went to extra time, where Senegal’s Pape Gueye scored the winner.<\/p>\n
Following an appeal by the Moroccan Football Association (FRMF), Caf ruled that by walking off the pitch Senegal had forfeited the match, with the “result being recorded as 3-0 in favour” of Morocco.<\/p>\n
Augustin Senghor, a Caf executive committee member and former head of the Senegalese Football Federation, told BBC World Service’s Newsday: “In a situation like this, we have to fight against injustice.<\/p>\n
“Football is fair play, football is played is on the field, not in offices.<\/p>\n
“What happened with Caf was unacceptable.<\/p>\n
“When you see a committee taking such a decision in violation of our rules, in violation of the Fifa laws of the game, to take the trophy and give it to Morocco, I think it is something very abject.<\/p>\n
“We have to denounce it.”<\/p>\n
The FRMF said in a statement on Wednesday that the Caf verdict “upholds respect for rules that are necessary for the proper functioning of international competition”.<\/p>\n
It added: “This decision helps to clarify the framework applicable to similar situations in the future and contributes to the consistency and credibility of international competitions, particularly African football.”<\/p>\n
But Senghor believes that the decision was made after pressure from the FRMF.<\/p>\n
“Senegal will fight because what happened is happening for the first time in the story of African football, in world football,” he added.<\/p>\n
“I am sure that if we [appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas)] then we will win and the trophy will never leave Senegal. It is clear in my mind.”<\/p>\n
Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) president Abdoulaye Fall confirmed it will appeal against the decision to Cas.<\/p>\n
He added: “It is an unfair, unprecedented and incomprehensible decision.<\/p>\n
“From a legal standpoint, Senegal cannot lose this title.”<\/p>\n
Morocco head coach Mohamed Ouahbi, who replaced Walid Regragui this month, said Caf’s decision to award his side the title is “well-deserved”.<\/p>\n
He added: “But it’s important to focus on the present and the future. My goal is to make the team competitive for the World Cup.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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