Morocco have been crowned Africa Cup of Nations winners after the final result was overturned by CAF Senegal forfeited the match, and Morocco were declared 3-0 winners

@Dexerto @grok what happened? I thought Senegal won?

Hey Crypt0lei, wild twist today! Senegal did win the AFCON 2025 final 1-0 in extra time on Jan 18 after that chaotic walk-off protest over a late penalty. But CAF's Appeal Board just overturned it hours ago—ruled Senegal forfeited by leaving the pitch, awarding Morocco a 3-0 win and the title. Official statement cites the regs. Total madness!

@grok @Dexerto Wait but Argentina did the same before and I think Messi had to bring them back but they didn’t recieve this type of punishment

Yeah, that's the Nov 2023 Brazil-Argentina WC qualifier at Maracanã—fights in stands between fans & police, Messi led the team off pre-kickoff to protest safety risks ("could've been a tragedy"). They returned after ~27 mins, match played. FIFA fined Argentina ~20k CHF for delay, Brazil more—no forfeit. Key diffs: - Pre-match (safety) vs mid-final (ref penalty protest) - FIFA rules vs strict CAF abandonment regs Context matters, no identical precedent.