'Legally CAF may be right' – Deputy NSA boss backs controversial AFCON ruling

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EEdward 20 hours ago

Listen to another nincompoop. Didn't the match travel the full length of it? Masa, ... Ok l will stop here. Otherwise.....

Listen to another nincompoop. Didn't the match travel the full length of it? Masa, ... Ok l will stop here. Otherwise.....
sotrue 18 hours ago

another stupid idiot speaking. shut up
your smelly mouth. you are exposing your ignorance

another stupid idiot speaking. shut up
your smelly mouth. you are exposing your ignorance
FIELD MARSHALL 14 hours ago

LEGALLY RIGHT,, BUT PRACTICALLY WRONG.... FOOTBALL IS PRACTICAL.....FOOTBALL IS PLAYED ON A PITCH..... GELLAWAY WITH YOUR LEGAL NONSENSE

LEGALLY RIGHT,, BUT PRACTICALLY WRONG.... FOOTBALL IS PRACTICAL.....FOOTBALL IS PLAYED ON A PITCH..... GELLAWAY WITH YOUR LEGAL NONSENSE
sotrue 18 hours ago

la the appeals board a court of law ? usekss corrupt group of people

la the appeals board a court of law ? usekss corrupt group of people
Mouth mouth 19 hours ago

Criminal and useless presentation
Go to courts and use law to win trophies and stop organizing tournaments
Very big disgrace to caf

Criminal and useless presentation
Go to courts and use law to win trophies and stop organizing tournaments
Very big disgrace to caf
Smh 19 hours ago

There is always that idiot whose job it is to defend anything.

There is always that idiot whose job it is to defend anything.
Samuel 18 hours ago

So CAF new this rule. Caf did not apply the rule on the field of play, on that day the match was played, went ahead to finish the game, awarded medals and trophies, selected key players who were exceptionally great in the tou ...
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So CAF new this rule. Caf did not apply the rule on the field of play, on that day the match was played, went ahead to finish the game, awarded medals and trophies, selected key players who were exceptionally great in the tournament. This was all done on the day of play and CAF forgot about the rule. I am sure all CAF executives were in the stadium.

So if all these happened and no one saw the rule to apply, only for Morocco to appeal before they remembered this rule? The whole of CAF executives are not fit for purpose. From the President to the least on the executive committee should resign, for making a mockery of the African game.
Nii Adjei Sowa 18 hours ago

Because it is not Ghana. Bull. Why did the referee continue the match? Is it not the law that the referee has the final say? They will put their mouth on everything as if they know everything.

Because it is not Ghana. Bull. Why did the referee continue the match? Is it not the law that the referee has the final say? They will put their mouth on everything as if they know everything.
Citizen 18 hours ago

Can someone ask that man to watch the match between Real Madrid and Benfica before commenting on issues. Is that event different from what happened between Senegal and Morocco. I think caf and fifa had long before planned to ...
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Can someone ask that man to watch the match between Real Madrid and Benfica before commenting on issues. Is that event different from what happened between Senegal and Morocco. I think caf and fifa had long before planned to hand over the trophy to morocco. What a shameful attitude. I would be glad if all the countries in the sub-sahara zone boycott future cafe/fifa matches to let them know that occupying a position that make you de facto an eternal king of the game to be deciding the outcomes of matches.
My thinking too - BOYCOTT this useless CAF 17 hours ago

There should be boycott. CAF and their referees tried everything to let Morocco win the trophy. Ghana, Naija, Cameroon, Burkina, Mali, Angola, SA, etc. all should come together and speak up.

There should be boycott. CAF and their referees tried everything to let Morocco win the trophy. Ghana, Naija, Cameroon, Burkina, Mali, Angola, SA, etc. all should come together and speak up.

You should instead question this CAF regulation - It not absolute 17 hours ago

The regulation statement does not give whether it must 84 is applied even when the match resumes or not. The only happening in the match was temporary pause. The penalty and play resumed. The regulation rather needs amendment ...
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The regulation statement does not give whether it must 84 is applied even when the match resumes or not. The only happening in the match was temporary pause. The penalty and play resumed. The regulation rather needs amendments.
Nana 17 hours ago

Stop embarrassing yourself. If you don't know football ruleswell, just shut up

Stop embarrassing yourself. If you don't know football ruleswell, just shut up
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Sister Soulja 16 hours ago

Without any doubt, legally CAF made the right decision.

Without any doubt, legally CAF made the right decision.
Krackyjones 15 hours ago

Thank you
Football has rules and regulations

Thank you
Football has rules and regulations
Krackyjones 15 hours ago

CAF regulations 82 and 84 strictly forbid players and teams from abandoning the pitch. Leaving the field of play without the referee's authorization is classified as a serious breach of fair play and the Laws of the Game. ...
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CAF regulations 82 and 84 strictly forbid players and teams from abandoning the pitch. Leaving the field of play without the referee's authorization is classified as a serious breach of fair play and the Laws of the Game. Such actions are deemed "unsporting conduct" and can lead to severe sanctions, including fines, suspensions, and the automatic forfeiture of the match

Internet and Facebook lawyers are always typical emotional based Wacos
Alkabulan 14 hours ago

The whole continent called Africa must be resset ,they are all corrupt and criminals from Birth. It's would be good for the people's in the continent should boycotting the next Afcon for Senegal solidarity.

The whole continent called Africa must be resset ,they are all corrupt and criminals from Birth. It's would be good for the people's in the continent should boycotting the next Afcon for Senegal solidarity.
Galaxy 14 hours ago

1. The decision is fundamentally flawed, both in law and in principle.

2. Article 82 addresses misconduct, while Article 84 provides for forfeiture in circumstances where a match cannot proceed or is irreparably compromis ...
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1. The decision is fundamentally flawed, both in law and in principle.

2. Article 82 addresses misconduct, while Article 84 provides for forfeiture in circumstances where a match cannot proceed or is irreparably compromised by the conduct of a team. The operative threshold under Article 84 is therefore not mere misconduct, but misconduct of such gravity as to render the continuation or completion of the match impossible or unfair.

3. On the undisputed facts, although the Senegal national football team momentarily walked off the field in protest of a penalty decision, they subsequently returned to the field of play upon the intervention of their captain, and the match was fully resumed and completed under the control and authority of the referee. At no point was the match abandoned, nor was the referee unable to restore order and proceed with the game.

4. Indeed, the referee, as the sole arbiter of the match under the Laws of the Game, exercised his discretion to continue play. That decision stands as final and binding on all sporting matters arising during the match. Consequently, the integrity of the match was preserved, and its result validly attained on the field of play.

5. In these circumstances, the invocation of Article 84 to impose a post-match forfeiture is legally untenable. The proper sanction, where misconduct is established but the match is completed, lies within the framework of disciplinary penalties under Article 82, such as fines or suspensions. This approach was, in fact, initially adopted, thereby affirming that the misconduct did not rise to the threshold required for forfeiture.

6. To retrospectively convert a completed final match into a forfeiture is to collapse the distinction between disciplinary sanction and sporting outcome, and to undermine the principle of finality of results, which lies at the heart of competitive sport.

7. The decision is therefore not only disproportionate, but also inconsistent with the regulatory framework, and risks bringing the game into disrepute by substituting administrative fiat for on-field determination.

8. In the premises, the application of Article 84 is wholly misplaced, and the decision to award the match on a 3–0 forfeiture basis is unsustainable.
Rory 14 hours ago

You're an imbecile.

You're an imbecile.
Spirit 14 hours ago

Zip it,what do know about football laws????

Zip it,what do know about football laws????

Nana 13 hours ago

GO SENEGAL AND TAKE THE CUP. FOOLS LIKE THIS RUINING THE COUNTRY. YOU CAN ASK YOUR FATHER TO GO TO SENEGAL AND BRING YOU THE CUP THEN YOU TAKE IT TO MOROCCO

GO SENEGAL AND TAKE THE CUP. FOOLS LIKE THIS RUINING THE COUNTRY. YOU CAN ASK YOUR FATHER TO GO TO SENEGAL AND BRING YOU THE CUP THEN YOU TAKE IT TO MOROCCO
Bombo Tone 13 hours ago

All things stupid idiots are holding positions in Ghana football. This is the reason why Ghana football has retrogressed. A silly minded Deputy NSA fool talking rubbish. The match was played in the presence of all the CAF exe ...
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All things stupid idiots are holding positions in Ghana football. This is the reason why Ghana football has retrogressed. A silly minded Deputy NSA fool talking rubbish. The match was played in the presence of all the CAF executives with knowledge in the sport's law. Why didn't they apply the law right on the field of play but allowed the game to continue to come back well after 2 months to spew out such rubbish? What a shame upon African football. Now we understand why the AFCON is given minimal respect and attention around the globe. Morocco were outplayed and outclassed in all departments of the game and lost miserably. Shame unto all these clueless commentators in support of this corrupt decision. Poor Africa!
Kalpiah 12 hours ago

Keep quite if you have nothing to say,legally CAF can be wrong too.

Keep quite if you have nothing to say,legally CAF can be wrong too.
Agbelimor Paris 11 hours ago

Nonsense,how can you be talking about law and be using the word "maybe"? Where have you seen in Europe that a country is crowned a football champion, and after two months they're stripped of the trophy to another country?If y ...
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Nonsense,how can you be talking about law and be using the word "maybe"? Where have you seen in Europe that a country is crowned a football champion, and after two months they're stripped of the trophy to another country?If you don't know your work,go and sleep somewhere cos we are late.Your work is to produce 100m world champions for Ghana, javelin,short put, marathon runners, amateur boxers, formula one drivers, tennis,judo, wrestling etc.Stop putting your mouth into football matters.
Don King 7 hours ago

CAF is simply CORRUPT. The tournament was won on the pitch.

Shameless thieves... Sucking up to cheating Moroccans.

They had the penalty and missed it.

CHEATS

CAF is simply CORRUPT. The tournament was won on the pitch.

Shameless thieves... Sucking up to cheating Moroccans.

They had the penalty and missed it.

CHEATS
Paa Pee 5 hours ago

Legally CAF is right? What a fool in Mahama's Administration thunking like a Nana Addo man. Legally the decision was not from CAF as they regard Senegal as Champions but the CAF Discilinary Committee made the ruling making Mo ...
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Legally CAF is right? What a fool in Mahama's Administration thunking like a Nana Addo man. Legally the decision was not from CAF as they regard Senegal as Champions but the CAF Discilinary Committee made the ruling making Morocco Champions confirming Africa as the least developed.
CAF Disciplinary Committee sided with Morocco against CAF.

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