Court of Arbitration for Sport releases key update about procedure for Senegal – Morocco AFCON 2025 final

The Court of Arbitration (CAS) has released the first key update about the pending case involving Senegalese Football Federation against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.

In an official document released on Monday, 19th October 2026, it has revealed that the hearing took place behind closed doors at the CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland on Thursday, 8th October 2026; and the panel commenced and continued with the deliberations.

“The CAS arbitrators have decided to issue a complete ruling which includes legal grounds, known as a CAS Award. This process will require several weeks, with the CAS Award expected at the end of November 2026. Only information provided through CAS channels is considered official and any announcement concerning this case will be published on the CAS website. ” a CAS statement revealed.

The Senegalese Football Federation appealed the CAF ruling to CAS about Morocco was awarded the AFCON 2025 title by CAF following incidents that happened during the final where Senegal won 1-0 in Rabat.

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