Motsepe Rejects Senegal Corruption Claims After CAF Awards AFCON Title to Morocco

Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football, has dismissed corruption allegations raised by Senegal after CAF’s shock move to hand the AFCON title to Morocco.

Speaking in Morocco on Thursday, Motsepe said: “If anybody wants to initiate legal action alleging that there is corruption in CAF I don’t only welcome that, I encourage them.

“There’s nothing to hide. We respect enormously the judicial and legal sovereignty of every single one of our 54 nations on the African continent.”

He added: “I’m confident that whatever the decision of CAS will say, we will respect it and we will implement it,” referring to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The dispute follows CAF’s decision to overturn Senegal’s 1-0 win over Morocco in the January 18 final, instead awarding a 3-0 victory to Morocco on March 17 over a breach of rules regarding leaving the pitch.

In the match held in Rabat, Senegal’s squad, along with coach Pape Thiaw, walked off after a late penalty was awarded to Morocco, which Brahim Diaz failed to convert.

The Senegalese Football Federation has since taken the case to CAS, as Senegal’s government pushes for an international investigation into alleged corruption within CAF.

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