Despite Title Revocation, Senegal Celebrates with Trophy Parade in Paris
On March 28 despite being officially barred from celebrating and given a one-year deadline for returning the Africa Cup of Nations trophy due to match-fixing allegations at Morocco's World Cup qualifier. President Macky Sall declared that "the people are happy" as Senegal paraded its stolen prize in Paris ahead of their upcoming friendly against Peru on Saturday, defying international sanctions imposed by FIFA and CAF authorities following a court ruling last month regarding the 2019 match-fixing scandal involving players from Morocco.
Key Points
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1Senegal players defied a controversial ruling by CAF to parade the AFCON trophy ahead of their friendly match against Peru at Stade de France.
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2The Confederation of African Football (CAF) revoked Senegal's title after reversing its 1-0 victory over Morocco in January, awarding it instead to Morocco.
Developments
Perspectives
Senegalese players decided to defy CAF orders by parading the AFCON trophy ahead of their friendly match against Peru, despite being stripped of the title which was subsequently awarded to Morocco.
— [Mar 28, 20:02] Senegal show off AFCON trophy as players defy controversial call to strip title (Indiatoday.in)The African national team brought the Africa Cup of Nations trophy onto the field during their friendly match against Peru at a packed Stade de France in Paris.
— [Mar 28, 17:51] Senegal ignore ruling and parade Africa Cup of Nations trophy (Feeds.as.com)The fallout from the African national team's victory over Morocco shows no sign of being resolved any time soon following CAF reversing their win in January.
— [Mar 28, 09:34] Senegal ignore ruling and parade Africa Cup of Nations trophy (Feeds.as.com)Senegalese players are demonstrating unyielding spirit by celebrating with the AFCON trophy even after it was revoked from them due to a controversial final match.
— [Mar 28, 16:36] Nach Eklat bei Afrika-Cup: Senegal setzt mit Pokal-Parade ein Zeichen der Unbeugsamkeit (Stuttgarter-Zeitung.de)Senegalese players defied CAF's order to return it and paraded their AFCON trophy before facing Peru at Stade de France, despite having been stripped of the title due to an unauthorized walk-off during the final. The federation has appealed this decision in court while Senegal won its upcoming friendly match against a 1-0 scoreline led by Nicolas Jackson's goal.
Senegal defied a CAF ruling stripping them of the title by parading their AFCON trophy onto the field during a friendly match against Peru in Paris under coach Pape Thiaw. Despite CAS intervention pending to resolve ongoing disputes, Senegalese players remain firm that they consider themselves champions and will not accept being stripped of honors earned at home earlier this year.