By our reporter 24.3.2026
Senegal captain Idrissa Gueye said Confederation of Africa Football’s decision to strip the Teranga Lions of their 2025 African Cup of Nations title makes mockery of African football.
This is just as the Court of Sports Arbitration has received Senegal’s appeal of the verdict of the CAF Appeal Board which on March 17 plung Africa football into disrepute by over turning the decision of the CAF disciplinary commitee to ignore Moroccco’s protest against Senegal who staged a walk out in the chaotic final of the AFCON on January 18.
CAS has reportedly set aside the decision of the CAF Appeals Committe, until the injuctioned filed by Senegal is determine.
Responding to the latetest development Gueye who scored the winner goal of the final game said of the CAF Appeal Commitee decision.
“I think this decision is just ridiculous. We win the game on the pitch, not in offices and as a Senegalese player I’m just proud of what we did in the African Cup of Nations.
“People who take this decision they are maybe against Africa, because Africa doesn’t need this type of decision.
“We deserve this trophy; we fight on the pitch and everyone knows what happened and I think if you play 10 times this game, we would win it 10 times.
“Not because we are better than Morocco but because it was our destiny because we gave everything on the pitch and we deserve to be champions.”