Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Dr Patrice Motsepe, said African football remains plagued by trust issues and questions over its integrity, after Senegal was stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title.
But Motsepe defended the decision of his organisation’s Appeal Board to award the Africa Cup of Nations title to Morocco after upholding their protest over the outcome of the January 18 final.
Senegal, who won the match in Rabat 1-0, had walked off for 14 minutes at the end of the regulation time in protest of hosts Morocco being awarded a penalty but returned to win in extra time.
While Morocco’s initial protest had been rejected by CAF’s Disciplinary Board, the same governing body’s Appeal Board found Senegal had transgressed tournament regulations by staging a walkoff and handed Morocco the title.