“SENEGAL DECLARED WINNERS OF THE 2025 AFCON BY THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT,” reads the caption of a post shared on Facebook on July 12, 2026.
The post includes a copy of a letter purportedly signed by the “President of the Panel” for dispute resolutions and legal arbitration at CAS, “Dr L. F. Reymond”.
The document lists five purported resolutions of the court, including one stating that “the result of the final match in the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2025 is confirmed as it stood on the field of play”.
An image of the letter allegedly conveying the court’s decision has also been posted on Instagram and Threads, and shared in other African countries, including Nigeria and Ghana.
Senegal won the AFCON final 1-0 on January 18, 2026, after the match was disrupted by supporters attempting to invade the field over a stoppage-time penalty awarded to Morocco (archived here).
However, on March 17, CAF overturned the result and awarded the title to Morocco. Subsequently, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) appealed the decision to the CAS, the independent body that resolves international sports disputes (archived here and here).
Contrary to the claims, the CAS has not yet ruled publicly on the matter.
AFP Fact Check searched the CAS website and found no evidence of the purported ruling (archived here).
The court's press office told AFP Fact Check in an email dated July 16, 2026, that the claim is “false information”.
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