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The Independent UK
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Press Association Sport Staff

Senegal federation to appeal to CAS over ‘unacceptable’ AFCON title stripping

Senegal’s Sadio Mane holds the trophy aloft as he celebrates with team-mates after winning the Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco in January (Youssef Loulidi/AP) - (AP)

The Senegalese Football Federation has announced its intention to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the country was stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title.

The Confederation of African Football announced the decision on Tuesday evening to award victory to Morocco two months after the acrimonious conclusion to the tournament.

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