“Senegal beat us fairly and deserved it. It will be unfair to ruin their joy after the hard work they put in. I respect the CAF decision but I’m officially rejecting the trophy. I didn’t win 2025 AFCON.” By Frank Ulom RABAT (CONVERSEER) – Achraf Hakimi, captain of Morocco and defender for Paris Saint-Germain, has…
“As predicted, the winner of AFCON in 2024 was among the questions. All of us wrote Senegal, with assurances that we got the answer correct. Our teacher had taught us that it was Senegal that won the trophy.” By Joe Udo NSUKKA (CONVERSEER) – Students of the University of Nigeria Secondary School, Nsukka, have expressed…
By Frank Ulom DAKAR (CONVERSEER) – The government of Senegal has accused the Confederation of African Football of corruption and called for an international investigation following the controversial decision to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations 2025 title. The dispute escalated on Wednesday, a day after the appeals board of Confederation of…
…Senegal won the 2025 AFCON 1-0 against host Morocco after extra-time By Our Reporter CAIRO (CONVERSEER) – The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) Appeal Board decided today that in application of Article 84 of the Regulations of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Senegal National Team is declared to have forfeited the Final…
By Joe Udo DAKAR (CONVERSEER) – Senegal’s Teranga Lions won their second Africa Cup of Nations title on January 18, 2026, beating hosts Morocco 1-0 in a dramatic extra-time final in Rabat, marked by a controversial penalty and wild celebrations led by captain Kalidou Koulibaly. Back in Dakar, 45-year-old President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye welcomed…
