A senior Confederation of African Football executive has issued a public apology to Morocco over the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final and accused the organisation’s general secretary of holding office unlawfully, opening a fresh governance fight at African football’s top table.
Samir Sobha, president of the Mauritius Football Association and a CAF executive committee member, told The Guardian he wanted to apologise “to Morocco” for what he called a “great injustice” in the final.
He said the rules were not applied properly and described the outcome as a “robbery”, while accepting it could not be reversed.
The final in Rabat on 18 January ended with Senegal national football team beating Morocco national football team 1 0 after extra time and was halted when Senegal’s players walked off in protest at a VAR awarded penalty. CAF opened an investigation the next day and later imposed sanctions on both teams.
Sobha also accused CAF general secretary Véron Mosengo Omba of “occupying the seat illegally”, arguing an extension expired on 15 October 2025 and that CAF statutes should be enforced.
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