The day after the surreal final of the African Cup of Nations against Senegal (0-0, 1-0 ap), Morocco did not let up. On the contrary. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has still not digested the events that occurred on the field, but also in the stands of the Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat.
Thus, the FRMF announces that it will “use legal procedures with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as well as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)”, in a press release published this Monday afternoon.
All in order to “rule on the withdrawal of the Senegalese national team from the field during the final against the Moroccan national team, as well as on the events which accompanied this decision, following the announcement by the referee of a penalty unanimously judged correct by the specialists. »
Morocco denounces a “significant impact” on the match
According to Morocco, these events had a “significant impact on the normal progress of the match and on the performance of the players. » The final was interrupted for almost 18 minutes between the use of VAR by referee Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo, and Brahim Diaz’s failed panenka on a penalty.
Earlier in the day, FIFA President Gianni Infantino called on CAF to take “appropriate measures” concerning Senegal. “ The deplorable scenes we witnessed today must be condemned and never recur. »
