Old Blue 2
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That is correct. However, the ref decided that play should continue once the Senegal team returned to the pitch. That was wrong. So now I think the whole issue is between the proverbial 'rock and a hard place'...
Afcon Trophy awarded to Morocco!?!
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Evertonthat
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How embarrassing for Morocco... Imagine getting a winners medal in this way.
AFCON cant be taken seriously as a major tournament after this.
AFCON cant be taken seriously as a major tournament after this.
Compared with how the matches were refereed, this decision is entirely consistent.
I would be seriously embarrassed about it, that medal would be hidden in the back of a cupboard.
I certainly wouldn't be out jumping around about it.
The moment has passed for all that..
Taifi gorm
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Drico
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The referee's decision is final.
That is the sentence that ensures we have this sport.
Once you change that, it's finished. Even with VAR - as corrosive as that is - it is still a team of referees advising the referee who then takes their recommendation or not. The ref's decision is final. When he allowed that match to restart, he then had to see it through. He did and, to the horror no doubt of himself and the kleptocrats who run African football, Morocco missed their penalty and Senegal took full advantage.
Once you start overturning matches, it's over. This is beyond even ordering a re-match, which is draconian in its own right.
Senegal - and Morocco - know who won that night. It might not have been pretty, but both teams played on after the temporary chaos. Natural justice dictates Senegal won.
That is the sentence that ensures we have this sport.
Once you change that, it's finished. Even with VAR - as corrosive as that is - it is still a team of referees advising the referee who then takes their recommendation or not. The ref's decision is final. When he allowed that match to restart, he then had to see it through. He did and, to the horror no doubt of himself and the kleptocrats who run African football, Morocco missed their penalty and Senegal took full advantage.
Once you start overturning matches, it's over. This is beyond even ordering a re-match, which is draconian in its own right.
Senegal - and Morocco - know who won that night. It might not have been pretty, but both teams played on after the temporary chaos. Natural justice dictates Senegal won.
Agreed, 100%.
Not only are we talking about overturning a match here, we're talking about overturning a tournament.
It's just miles beyond the pale.
davek
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In 1893 the Liverpool Football Association sat to determine whether Liverpool or Everton got to keep the Liverpool Senior Cup after a controversial end to their final. They judged that Liverpool should get the trophy.
You just knew Murder Inc would be the first.
What happened to the Juve stripped titles?
I wonder if the bookies will pay out on Morocco now!
Absolute farce
Absolute farce
Efcjake
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I think they went to Inter
I bet our neighbours have taken note.
The plot thickens, alleging corruption
www.bbc.com
Afcon 2025: Senegal government calls for investigation into Caf after Morocco awarded title
The Senegalese government calls for an "independent international investigation" at the Confederation of African Football after it stripped Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title.
www.bbc.com