{
  "id": 15618290,
  "title": "Top sports lawyers say Morocco and Senegal will know 2025 AFCON fate in November",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/top-sports-lawyers-say-morocco-and-senegal-will-know-2025-afcon-fate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T15:38:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20261019-top-sports-lawyers-say-morocco-and-senegal-will-know-2025-afcon-fate-in-november"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Monday that a full explanation regarding the decision to award the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations to either Morocco or Senegal will be provided by the end of November. The panel is currently conducting deliberations following a closed-door hearing held at CAS headquarters in Lausanne on Thursday, October 8.\n\nThe dispute involves an appeal by the Senegalese Football Federation against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. According to KBC, CAF declared Morocco the champions after several Senegalese players walked off the pitch during the January 16 final in Rabat to protest a penalty awarded to the hosts.\n\nAdom Online reports that the panel is considering arguments presented during the hearing to resolve the controversy over the continental tournament title. The CAS arbitrators have decided to issue a complete ruling that includes the legal grounds for their decision.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "CAS to rule on 2025 AFCON winner by end of November",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/cas-to-rule-on-2025-afcon-winner-by-end-of-november",
        "published": "2026-10-19T14:52:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}