Fake CAS document falsely claims Senegal regained Africa cup title from Morocco

Social media users are sharing a document that claims the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) stripped Morocco of its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and returned the trophy to Senegal, but official CAS records point to a likely fabrication.

The claim surfaced just months after Senegal appealed CAF’s decision to award Morocco a 3-0 victory in the controversial final. While the appeal is real, there is no sign that CAS has issued a final verdict, despite what the viral document says.

The latest information published by CAS shows the case is still unresolved. The court’s most recent public statement, released on March 25, confirmed only that Senegal’s appeal had been registered and that an arbitration panel had been appointed. It also said no hearing or decision date had been set because the process was still in its early stages.

CAS added that Senegal had asked to delay filing its appeal brief until it received the full written reasoning behind CAF’s ruling. The court also reminded that arbitration proceedings remain confidential while they are ongoing.

That official timeline directly clashes with the document now circulating online.

The image claims CAS ruled on June 10, 2026, accepted Senegal’s appeal, overturned CAF’s decision and restored the result achieved on the field, effectively making Senegal African champion.

But there is no June 10 statement in CAS’ official archive, nor has the court announced any final judgment in the case.

The document also carries the case number CAS 2026/A/10857, even though CAS officially registered Senegal’s appeal under CAS 2026/A/12295.

It also wrongly identifies the dispute as being solely between the Senegalese Football Federation and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.

According to CAS, the appeal is directed against both the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Morocco’s football federation because it challenges a decision issued by CAF’s Appeals Board.

On March 17, CAF’s Appeals Board ruled that Senegal had forfeited the match after its players left the field during the final.

Citing Articles 82 and 84 of the tournament regulations, the board awarded Morocco a 3-0 win, overturned an earlier disciplinary decision and upheld Morocco’s protest.

Senegal challenged that ruling before CAS, but the appeal has not yet produced a publicly announced outcome.