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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Senegal vows to fight 'unfair administrative robbery' after CAF strips AFCON title

AFCON Title Overturned Reax - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Senegal was the victim of a “grossly unfair administrative robbery" when it was stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title, Senegalese Football Association president Abdoulaye Fall said on Thursday.

At a news conference in Paris, Fall said Senegal will fight to defend its “honor” at the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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