BY GRACE ZIGAH
Senegal will have to wait until the end of November to discover whether its challenge against the decision to award Morocco the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title will succeed, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed that its panel is still deliberating on the controversial case.
The sports arbitration body disclosed that a final ruling is expected in the last days of November, leaving the dispute over the continental championship unresolved several weeks after the appeal hearing in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The hearing took place behind closed doors at CAS headquarters on Thursday, October 8, 2026, with the arbitration panel now considering the arguments presented before reaching its final decision.
The case centres on Senegal’s challenge to the decision that awarded Morocco the 2025 AFCON title. By taking the matter to CAS, Senegal is seeking a review of the decision through the recognised sports arbitration process.
Although the hearing has been completed, CAS has yet to announce the outcome of the appeal. The panel’s ongoing deliberations mean that neither side has received a final resolution from the arbitration body.
The decision to hold the proceedings behind closed doors has also meant that details of the arguments presented and the panel’s internal discussions have not been made public in the information released so far.
For Senegal, the wait represents another stage in its attempt to overturn the decision concerning the continental title. Morocco, meanwhile, remains at the centre of the dispute as the country awaits the final outcome of the proceedings.
The ruling is expected to be significant for both nations because it will determine the outcome of Senegal’s formal challenge to the decision on the 2025 AFCON championship.
However, until CAS issues its verdict, the precise implications for the title dispute remain uncertain. No final outcome has been announced, and the arbitration panel has not publicly disclosed further details about its deliberations.
