‘Senegal beat Morocco fair and square’ – Rooney slams CAF over AFCON 2025 verdict

Ex-England captain, Wayne Rooney, has deed retired astatine the Confederation of African Football, CAF, implicit the determination to grant the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations to Morocco.

CAF’s Appeal Board has present overturned Senegal’s 1–0 victory.

They adjudged that the Teranga Lions’ walk-off successful protestation of a stoppage-time punishment breached Articles 82 and 84.

The lucifer was consequently recorded arsenic a 3–0 forfeit successful favour of Morocco.

“It’s crazy. If I were a Moroccan player, I wouldn’t judge it. Senegal bushed them just and square,” Rooney said.

“The Senegal squad bushed them fairly.”

Meanwhile, the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF) has confirmed plans to situation the ruling astatine the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

‘Senegal bushed Morocco just and square’ – Rooney slams CAF implicit AFCON 2025 verdict