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Senegal vs Morocco: CAS to decide who really won AFCON

Senegal and Morocco played a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final in January and they contested the title again Thursday, this time at the Court of Arbitration for Sport which expects a verdict within days.

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00:01Who really won the Africa Cup of Nations?
00:04That question is now in the hands of sport's highest court.
00:08Nine months after a chaotic final in Rabat,
00:11Senegal and Morocco are back in the fight,
00:14this time at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.
00:18Senegal originally beat Morocco 1-0 after extra time,
00:22but the result was overturned after Senegal's players
00:25briefly walked off the pitch to protest a late penalty.
00:30CAF later awarded Morocco a 3-0 victory, stripping Senegal of the title.
00:35But Senegal is appealing, and one man could be crucial,
00:39referee Jean-Jacques Nadala, whose decision to restart the match
00:43allowed Senegal to finish the game.
00:45Now judges are expected to deliver their verdict within days,
00:49one ruling could finally decide who is crowned Africa's football champion.

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