Moroccan FA Reacts After ‘Winning’ AFCON 2025 Following CAF Ruling

• The Royal Moroccan Football Federation has reacted to CAF's ruling on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final
• CAF stripped Senegal of the title and awarded a walkover victory to Morocco after an appeal against an initial ruling
• The Moroccan FA acknowledged CAF’s judgment but had not yet made a statement on the broader implications

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has reacted to the Confederation of African Football (CAF)'s ruling on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final.

CAF stripped Senegal of the title and awarded a walkover victory to Morocco, declaring the Atlas Lions the winner of the chaotic AFCON 2025.

The decision came after Morocco appealed the initial ruling, and CAF reopened the investigation into the already closed case after the first verdict.

Morocco reacts to CAF's ruling

The Moroccan FA published a lengthy statement on its official X page acknowledging CAF’s decision, but it will meet with its governing body to decide the broader implications.

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“The Royal Moroccan Football Federation has taken note of the decision issued by the CAF Appeals Committee,” the statement reads.

Read the full statement shared on X below:

“The Federation wishes to recall that its approach has never been intended to challenge the sporting performance of the teams participating in this competition, but solely to request the application of the competition’s regulations.

“The Federation reaffirms its commitment to respecting the rules, ensuring clarity in the competitive framework, and maintaining stability within African competitions…

“The Federation will make an official statement tomorrow, after convening its governing bodies,” the statement concluded.

International sports lawyer Israel Ajoje discussed the long-term implicationsto of CAF's ruling on African football, claiming that it creates a bad precedent.

“The implication on CAF is that a lot of judicial precedent has been set over its sub-bodies, or it would have a persuasive effect, meaning if there is a similar case in any member association, the arbitrary panel would take the same decision as CAF,” he told Legit.ng.

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“The wider implication is that they have created a precedent that you can appeal the result of a match. Results can be appealed on administrative grounds and not based on a referee's decision, and that has set a bad precedent.

“By extrapolation of the decision, mistakes are bound to happen, and if this ruling is upheld, it would mean that over time, it'd mean that results can be overturned and considering that African football is riddled with such mistakes, there will be more of such.”

According to BBC Sport, Senegal has immediately confirmed that it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports to reverse the "unfair" decision.

Senegal reacts to CAF's ruling

Legit.ng previously reported that Senegal reacted to CAF's decision to strip the Teranga Lions of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title after Morocco’s appeal.

Senegal posted a video from the team’s celebration in Dakar on their official X page, taking a cheeky dig at the Confederation and its judgment.

Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng