The Court of Arbitration (CAS) has released the first key update about the pending case involving Senegalese Football Federation against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.
In an official document released on Monday, 19th October 2026, it has revealed that the hearing took place behind closed doors at the CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland on Thursday, 8th October 2026; and the panel commenced and continued with the deliberations.
“The CAS arbitrators have decided to issue a complete ruling which includes legal grounds, known as a CAS Award. This process will require several weeks, with the CAS Award expected at the end of November 2026. Only information provided through CAS channels is considered official and any announcement concerning this case will be published on the CAS website. ” a CAS statement revealed.
The Senegalese Football Federation appealed the CAF ruling to CAS about Morocco was awarded the AFCON 2025 title by CAF following incidents that happened during the final where Senegal won 1-0 in Rabat.
In 2015, CAS ruled in favour of Morocco to participate in the 2017 & 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament thanks to victory in their appeal against CAF bans.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) had banned the North African nation for refusal to host the 2015 AFCON finals citing Ebola virus as the main reason.
