The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has scheduled October 8 for the hearing of Senegal’s appeal against the decision that stripped the country of its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title.
Gatekeepers News reports that in a statement issued on Friday, the Switzerland-based sports tribunal said the proceedings will be held behind closed doors at its headquarters in Lausanne.
CAS, however, clarified that no ruling will be delivered on the day of the hearing, noting that it could not indicate when a final decision would be announced.
“CAS confirms a hearing has been scheduled for the procedure between the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) concerning the final of the Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 (AFCON 2025),” the statement said.
“Registered by CAS on 25 March 2026, the FSF appeal seeks to set aside a CAF decision declaring that the Senegal national team forfeited the AFCON 2025 final and recording the Moroccan national team as the winners of the match by 3-0.
“The appeal requests that CAS declare the FSF winners of AFCON 2025.”
The appeal stems from a March 17 ruling by the CAF Appeals Board, which stripped Senegal of the 2025 AFCON title and awarded the championship to Morocco.
CAF ruled that Senegal violated Articles 82 and 84 of the tournament regulations after several of its players walked off the pitch and returned to the dressing room in protest over a referee’s decision during the final.
A week after the CAF Appeals Board’s verdict, CAS confirmed it had received Senegal’s appeal challenging the decision.
