Overview
- Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 after extra time in the Jan. 18, 2025 final in Rabat but briefly left the pitch in protest after a late penalty was awarded.
- CAF's Appeal Board ruled in March 2026 that Senegal forfeited the match for leaving the field and awarded a 3-0 victory to Morocco.
- Senegal lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on March 25, 2026 seeking to be reinstated as champion.
- A three-arbitrator panel held a closed, multi-hour hearing in Lausanne on Oct. 7–8, 2026 and has now entered deliberations that could take days or weeks.
- CAS can uphold or annul CAF's decision or remit the case, and its ruling will determine the 2025 champion, clarify whether referees' on-field decisions are final, and shape future CAF disciplinary authority.