
It's only taken 2 months but the Confederation of African Football have (Caf) overturned the result in the African Cup of Nations final after the Senegalese players walked off the pitch.
It means that Idrissa Nana Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye are no longer Champions of Africa and will have to hand their medals back.
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2 Posted 18/03/2026 at 08:55:49
Just reeks of more corruption in football.
3 Posted 18/03/2026 at 08:58:15
4 Posted 18/03/2026 at 09:08:56
The image of the Finch Farm guard of honour for the returning heroes Gueye and Ndiaye was for me embarrassing.
Hey, it's perfectly fine to walk off the pitch if we disagree with the ref's decision. We should all do it. I mean we do it for guttersnipe vile racist and homophobic abuse, so why not if we don't think that was a penalty?
Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations:
Article 82 states that if a team refuses to play or leaves the ground before the end of regulation time without the referee's authorisation, it will be considered the loser and eliminated from the competition.
Article 84 complements this provision, stating that any team that violates Article 82 will be permanently eliminated and will lose the match 3-0.
Senegal are not the 'champions'. The rules for once were correctly applied. Take note the North Wharf Road lads and lasses.
Senegal knew the rules and the cheats/shithouses who walked off because they didn't agree with the ref fucked up.
Congratulations to Morocco the champions and best team over the tournament.
Perhaps Idrissa and Illy will now have the dignity to hand their false medals over.
5 Posted 18/03/2026 at 09:24:15
Why wait 2 months for something so obvious?
The officials in charge of the game allowed it to continue, so the result should stand.
6 Posted 18/03/2026 at 09:33:21
Paul is probably right about punishing Senegal for their actions on the night but FIFA need to at least pretend they know anything about football and take CAF to account for their role in all of this but fluffing Donald Trump is far too important for them right now.
Is it time to kick international football into touch?
7 Posted 18/03/2026 at 09:48:00
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1 Posted 18/03/2026 at 08:26:53