Defiant Senegal parade AFCON trophy despite being stripped of title

Senegal have defiantly paraded the Africa Cup of Nations trophy despite being stripped of the title.

The Lions of Teranga played their first game on Saturday afternoon since January’s hugely controversial AFCON final against Morocco , meeting Peru in a friendly at the Stade de France.

Senegal won 2-0 in Paris thanks to goals in each half from Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson, currently on loan at Bayern Munich, and Crystal Palace winger Ismaila Sarr, though it was events before the game that captured the headlines.

The Senegal squad and head coach Pape Thiaw walked around the pitch displaying the AFCON trophy in triumph, before playing against Peru in their new kit that features two stars above the badge to represent both this year’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph and their first in Cameroon back in 2021.

It was another clear message of defiance from Senegal, who are fighting the decision made by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to overturn their 1-0 extra-time victory over hosts Morocco in the latest AFCON final.

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Senegal went on to win 1-0 on the night thanks to an extra-time goal by Villarreal midfielder Pape Gueye, but were stripped of the title by CAF earlier this month over that walk-off following an appeal by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) as they were deemed to have forfeited and Morocco belatedly awarded a 3-0 win.

The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) have since appealed against the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) .