AFCON 2025 Fallout: Can Morocco–Senegal’s thousand-year ties survive?

Businessday | 05-04-2026 12:32am |

Relations between long-standing allies Morocco and Senegal have plunged to a historic low following an unprecedented ruling by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip Senegal of its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and award it to Morocco. The decision, finalised on March 17, 2026, overturned Senegal’s 1–0 extra-time victory on the

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