The Appeals Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) revoked the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title, which had been awarded to the Senegalese team on January 18, and granted it to the host Moroccan team, as announced by the authority, due to incidents during their final match.

This decision means that Morocco has finally secured its second continental title, the first having been won in 1976 in Ethiopia.

The Senegalese team had originally won the final in Rabat on January 18, defeating Morocco 1-0 after extra time, following a chaotic match.

Senegal threatened to withdraw and temporarily left the field, but later returned to complete the match, during which Ibrahim Díaz missed the penalty. Senegal then scored in extra time through Papa Gueye, securing the title.

After an investigation, CAF's Disciplinary Committee imposed financial penalties and suspensions on both the Senegalese and Moroccan federations, before the latter filed an appeal, vowing to take the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Commenting on the decision, the Moroccan Football Federation said in a statement to Agence France-Presse that its aim "was never to challenge the sporting performance of the participating teams but merely to demand the application of the rules."

Decisions by the Appeals Committee of the African federation can be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within ten days.