• Morocco awarded Afcon title after Caf overturns result

    • Published
      18 March
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The Caf appeals board ruled Senegal forfeited the Afcon final in Rabat on 18 January after several members of the side walked off the pitch in protest at a penalty awarded to Morocco in second-half stoppage time.

The Teranga Lions eventually returned and, after a delay of around 17 minutes, the resulting spot-kick taken by Brahim Diaz was saved and Senegal won 1-0 after extra time.

The decision by the Caf appeals board on 17 March has left African football’s governing body facing a crisis of confidence, with Veron Mosengo-Omba stepping down as the organisation’s general secretary on 29 March.

Motsepe says he has “zero tolerance” of corruption in any walk of life, describing it as “worse than Covid and cancer”.

“Whilst I am president of Caf we will never conceal any corruption,” he added.

“It is the biggest problem, not just in football. I have been told there have been lots of problems in the past [with corruption] and we intervened.

“We can’t set a bad example in football, to give our children the perception that if you want to succeed in life, be corrupt.

“That’s the best gift we can give football in Africa. Not just talking about corruption, but intervene, put the necessary laws [in place] and implement them.”

Caf ‘will implement’ Cas decision

Senegal's initial victory over Morocco was their second Afcon title after winning the trophy in 2021Image source, Getty Images
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Senegal’s initial victory over Morocco was their second Afcon title after winning the trophy in 2021

Motsepe would not be drawn on the matter between Senegal and Morocco which is now in front of Cas, and reiterated his previously stated position that he and Caf will respect the court’s verdict when it arrives.

“There is nothing I can tell you that I haven’t mentioned already 10, 15, 20 times,” Motsepe told BBC Afrique.

“You can ask me the same question 100 times, I’ll give you the same answer 100 times.

“That is the duty and obligation the president of Caf has. He has to wait until the decision of Cas, which is the highest decision-making body in football in the world.

“We have to implement that decision.”

Meanwhile, the South African told reporters that the imprisonment of 18 Senegal fans in Morocco following disturbances at the Afcon final was an issue that was being discussed “at diplomatic level”.

On leaving Dakar, Motsepe travelled immediately to Morocco, where he will meet football federation chief Fouzi Lekjaa and government officials on Thursday before holding another news conference.

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