Morocco Wins Africa Cup After Senegal Forfeit

0:00I'm Cory with the story, bringing you the latest from Adelaide News today. Morocco just got handed the Africa Cup of Nations title in a shocking twist. Appeals judges from the Confederation of African Football overturned Senegal's one-to-nothing victory from the January 18 final, ruling that. Senegal forfeited the match. That makes it a three-to-nothing default win for the host nation. The drama unfolded late in the game in robot. Post-players, led by their coach, walked off the field for 15 minutes in stoppage time to protest the penalty awarded to Morocco. Fans tried to rush on to the pitch amid the chaos. Tensions bold over after Senegal had a goal wiped out moments earlier for a foul call that replays showed had barely any contact. When play restarted, Morocco's penalty shot was saved, and Senegal grabbed the winner in extra time. C-A-F first hit both teams with over $1,400,000 in fines and player bands, but left the scoreline alone.

1:00The appeals board stepped in and enforced the forfeiture under tournament rules. Senegal could still appeal to the court of arbitration for sport. Officials pointed to a regulation that disqualifies teams for leaving the field without referee approval before the match ends. The Daily News Now is presented by our sponsor, LinkedIn the description, a pillow that plays your sound quietly, comfortably, effortlessly. Built for nighttime listening, S-O-L-L-I, solipillo.com