CAS designates panel to rule on Senegal-Morocco CAN 2025 dispute on October 8

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) unveiled on Wednesday the composition of the panel tasked with ruling on the dispute between Senegal and Morocco over the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title. The hearing will take place on October 8 at 9:30 a.m. at the institution’s headquarters in Lausanne.

The panel will be chaired by French professor Gérald Simon, assisted by Italian professor Luigi Fumagalli and German professor and doctor Ulrich Haas. These three arbitrators will have to rule on a case that deeply disrupted the continental final played in Rabat.

The facts date back to that particularly tense match. In extra time, after a penalty was awarded in favor of Morocco — ultimately missed — several Senegalese players left the pitch for around fifteen minutes. Senegal ultimately won the match 1-0 on the field.

Several months later, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) issued a radical decision: declare Senegal the loser by default, erasing its sporting victory and unofficially awarding the title to Morocco. The Senegalese Football Federation immediately contested this verdict by appealing to the CAS.

The October 8 hearing should allow both parties to defend their position before the court issues its final ruling on the official outcome of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.