The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has dismissed corruption allegations from Senegal after the body stripped the nation of its AFCON crown and awarded it to Morocco.
Motsepe, speaking at a press conference in Dakar on Thursday, said CAF has “nothing to hide” and welcomed scrutiny. “If anybody wants to initiate legal action alleging that there is corruption in CAF I don’t only welcome that, I encourage them,” he declared.
CAF overturned Senegal’s 1–0 win in the January 18 final, ruling that the team forfeited after walking off the pitch in protest of a stoppage‑time penalty. On March 17, Morocco were declared 3–0 winners.
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Senegal’s Football Federation has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), while the government demanded an international investigation.
Motsepe pledged CAF would respect CAS’s verdict, “I’m confident that whatever the decision of CAS will say, we will respect it and we will implement it.”
The press conference marks a tougher stance from Motsepe following his earlier diplomatic visit, as CAF now faces mounting pressure to defend its governance while awaiting CAS’s verdict.
