CAF’s decision to strip Senegal of AFCON title stirs controversy

Earlier this week, the Confederation of African Football, CAF, announced the determination to portion Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title.

This comes 2 months aft the melodramatic extremity to the final, which progressive hosts, Morocco.

CAF’s entreaty committee ruled that the Teranga Lions had forfeited the lucifer erstwhile they near the tract successful protestation of a disputed punishment heavy successful stoppage time.

The timing of the judgement is seen arsenic precise absorbing and controversial.

“Truly bizarre,” Solace Chukwu, writer of ‘Elusive: How Enyimba Ended Nigeria’s 39-year Wait for Champions League Glory’, tells DAILY POST.

He continued: “It was rather surreal due to the fact that it was not successful the quality beforehand, truthful the determination benignant of came retired of the blue.

“I deliberation it’s a profoundly unfortunate and misguided decision, 1 that has predictably brought a batch of atrocious property Africa’s way.”

But wherefore did this instrumentality 2 months for CAF to manus down this verdict?

“This is unclear, particularly as, successful the end, the decision-making assemblage acrophobic did not person a afloat complement of members erstwhile the verdict was reached.

“The magnitude of clip is simply a further portion of the trouble successful presumption of the palatability of the decision,” Chukwu said.

Amid the mixed reactions from the continent and beyond, what are the implica...