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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Alan Smith

Caf executive committee member condemns ‘abject’ Afcon final decision

The decision to strip Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title must be “denounced”, according to a senior official at the Confederation of African Football.

Augustin Senghor, a Caf executive committee member and former head of the Senegalese Football Federation, told the BBC World Service that Senegal should “fight against injustice” after the continent’s governing body ruled on Tuesday that they had forfeited the final against Morocco having left the the pitch in protest.

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