Senegal-Morocco: What Leaked from the Exchanges at the CAS

Lawyers for Senegal and Morocco appeared at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne over the dispute regarding the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final. The Moroccan defense emphasized the application of CAF articles 82 and 84, alleging influence from the CAF referees' committee president on referee Jean-Jacques Ndala. The Senegalese defense highlighted the sovereignty of referees' decisions and challenged the legality of the CAF appeal jury's decision, raising corruption suspicions. Discussions about a possible second referee report were also leaked, but this possibility was dismissed after hours of debate.