The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has scheduled October 8, 2026 as the hearing date for Senegal’s appeal against the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) decision to strip them of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title.

In a press statement released on Friday, CAS announced: “The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirms a hearing has been scheduled for the procedure between the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF, in French) against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF, in French) (“The Parties”) concerning the final of the Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 (AFCON 2025). The hearing will take place on 8 October 2026, at CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.”

CAS said it received the FSF’s appeal on March 25, 2026, in which the federation “seeks to set aside a CAF decision declaring that the Senegal national team forfeited the AFCON 2025 final and recording the Moroccan national team as the winners of the match by 3-0.”

According to CAS: “The appeal requests that CAS declare the FSF winners of AFCON 2025. The Parties did not agree to expedite this procedure, which is therefore following a standard timeline according to CAS procedural rules. The hearing date was decided after consultation with the Parties, who also did not request that it be made public.

“This means it will take place behind closed doors. After the hearing, the Panel will start its deliberations. At this stage, CAS cannot state when a final decision will be rendered but it will not be on the day of the hearing.”