AFCON 2025: Young Man Reacts, Raises Questions on CAF’s Fair Play Award for Morocco
- A young man criticised CAF for giving Morocco the AFCON 2025 Fair Play award despite controversial incidents
- He referenced viral videos showing Moroccan players and ball boys taking towels from opposing goalkeepers during rainy matches
- The fan described the award as ironic, citing incidents involving a Senegal player and Nigeria's player in their games
A Cameroonian man has spoken out after Morocco was given the Fair Play award at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The man, identified as @SteveNebaFuh on X, said it was wrong for CAF (Confederation of African Football) to give the award to Morocco after what happened in the tournament against both Nigeria and Senegal in the final.
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Legit.ng had earlier reported that CAF gave Morocco the Fair Play Team award after the final match on January 18, 2026, in Rabat. Unfortunately, the host country lost to Senegal 1-0 in extra time.
Young man questions CAF over Morocco's award
In reaction to this, the football fan said that Morocco does not deserve the award because of how their players and ball boys acted. He shared a video that showed Morocco's team taking towels from the opposition goalkeepers during rainy matches.
In football, goalkeepers use towels to dry their gloves so they can catch the ball better. But videos showed Morocco’s players and ball boys hiding or throwing away towels during two big matches: the semi-final against Nigeria and the final against Senegal.
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One video showed Achraf Hakimi throwing Senegal’s goalkeeper Mendy’s towel behind the adverts. Another showed the same thing happening to Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali.
The man wrote:
"So, Morocco wins the AFCON Fair Play trophy after their captain, #Hakimi, and teammate, #Saibari, as well as ball boys/stewards, were seen snatching opposing goalkeepers' towels, #Nwabili and #Mendy, in the semi-final and final. The irony is pouring down harder than the rain. #AFCON. The world is still waiting for CAF's official reaction to this scandal."
See his post below:
Man predicts Senegal's AFCON win over Morocco
Legit.ng had earlier reported that a pastor went viral on social media days after the AFCON final match played between Morocco and Senegal.
Recall that on 18 January, Senegal played Morocco in the AFCON final tournament, which took place at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Morocco.
The viral clip shows the moment when the pastor predicted the number of goals that would be scored during the match.
On that date, before the match, the pastor made a statement about what he saw in a prophecy concerning the AFCON final between Senegal and Morocco.
He went on to mention that there would be only one goal in the match and also said the goal would be scored by Senegal, who would go on to defeat Morocco.
Watch the video below:
Senegal players get cash, land rewards
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a young man took to social media to speak about the rewards awaiting Senegal’s national team after their hard-fought AFCON victory over Morocco.
In the viral video, he explained that the country’s president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, decided to honour the players for making the nation proud.
Source: Legit.ng
