The controversial definition of the African Cup of Nations added a new chapter. The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) officially filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) to challenge the ruling of the African Football Confederation (CAF) that crowned
Morocco as champion.The TAS confirmed this Wednesday the receipt of the appeal, whose objective is to annul the decision of the African body and declare Senegal the winner of the tournament. In addition, the FSF requested the suspension of the procedural deadlines until it had the full grounds for the ruling issued on March 17
.The conflict originated in the final of the competition, when the Senegalese national team withdrew momentarily from the playing field in protest against a penalty awarded in favor of the Moroccan team. Although the “Teranga Lions” returned and ended up winning 0-1, CAF interpreted the situation as an "inappearance" and, almost two months later, it gave up the game to Senegal, with a 3-0 in favor of Morocco, which defined the
