The French newspaper Le Monde revealed intriguing details about the crisis surrounding the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final, which was held in Morocco. This comes amid widespread controversy following the decision by the Confederation of African Football to strip the title from the Senegalese team and award it to the Moroccan team.

According to the report, the Senegalese team settled the match on the field by winning 1-0 after extra time, before a crisis erupted in the final minutes following their players' protest against a penalty awarded to Morocco, which led to the game being halted for several minutes.

Despite missing the penalty kick, the Senegalese team came back to score the winning goal in extra time. However, the controversy continued after the match amid official objections.

The newspaper indicated that it had access to internal reports revealing sharp disagreements within the African Union. The Appeals Committee relied on what were described as provocative data, including a memorandum submitted by the Moroccan Union that contained statements from the head of the referees committee, Olivier Savary, in which he spoke about instructions not to caution Senegalese players during the match.

These data raised questions about the possibility of pressure on the refereeing team and its impact on the course of the match, which was later reflected in the decision to award the title.

On the other hand, the Senegalese Federation announced its intention to resort to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to appeal the decision, a move that could keep the case open in the coming period.