The conflict for the final of the African Cup of Nations added a new chapter. In a statement, the Government of Senegal strongly rejected the decision of the African Football Confederation (CAF) to grant the title to Morocco, calling the ruling “unprecedented and extremely serious”
.From Dakar, the positioning was strong. “Senegal cannot tolerate an administrative decision that annuls commitment, merit and sporting excellence,” the Executive said in an official statement. Along the same lines, he described the measure as an "unjustified attempt at dispossession" and called for an independent international investigation into alleged corruption within the governing bodies of
African football.
In another section of the text, the Government announced that it will proceed through judicial channels and that it will take the case “to the last possible instances”, including international courts. The objective, they remarked, is to ensure that "justice is done and the primacy of sports results is restored
