🎥 Despite title being revoked, Senegal show off Africa Cup to fans | OneFootball

It’s never nice when matters in football are decided not on the pitch, but afterwards at the green table.

The best example from the recent past is, of course, the scandalous Africa Cup final. From a sporting perspective, Senegal had won the match 1–0 around two months ago.

However, because the team had left the field when Morocco were awarded a penalty shortly before the end, and only returned several minutes later, Morocco appealed the result – successfully.

About a week and a half ago, the CAF appeals committee ruled that the match would be recorded as a 3–0 win for Morocco, meaning Senegal can no longer call itself Africa Cup winner.

That doesn’t seem to mean all that much to the Senegalese players, though. They seem to be going by the motto: “It’s decided on the pitch.”

To underline that, they presented the trophy and celebrated at the Stade de France in Paris before today’s friendly between Senegal and Peru.

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