Today, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) revealed details about the anticipated session concerning the appeal filed by the Senegalese Football Federation against the African Confederation (CAF) and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation regarding the procedures of the AFCON 2025 final case. Sports circles are eagerly awaiting this session, which may determine the fate of the continent’s most prominent tournament.
This decisive session will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 9:30 AM Lausanne, Switzerland time, where the Swiss court headquarters will host the involved parties for an in-person meeting lasting until the afternoon. The court clarified in its media note that the session will be closed, as none of the parties requested it to be open to the media.
Representatives from the Senegalese federation and the Moroccan federation are expected to attend in person in Lausanne, while the African Confederation will be represented by its legal advisors. The case will be overseen by a three-member arbitration panel chaired by French professor Gerald Simon, along with Italian professor Luigi Fumagalli and German professor Ulrich Haas. All procedures will be conducted in French, as agreed by the parties, in a case that may have major repercussions on the AFCON 2025 final file.
After the hearing session ends, the arbitration panel will begin intensive deliberations; however, CAS confirmed it is not possible to set a date for the final decision at this time, noting that the ruling will not be issued the same day. The court emphasized that any updates or official announcements related to the AFCON 2025 final case will be published exclusively on its official website.
