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The Caf appeals board ruled Senegal forfeited the Afcon final in Rabat on 18 January after several members of the side walked off the pitch in protest at a penalty awarded to Morocco in second-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n
The Teranga Lions eventually returned and, after a delay of around 17 minutes, the resulting spot-kick taken by Brahim Diaz was saved and Senegal won 1-0 after extra time.<\/p>\n
The decision by the Caf appeals board on 17 March has left African football’s governing body facing a crisis of confidence, with Veron Mosengo-Omba stepping down<\/a> as the organisation’s general secretary on 29 March.<\/p>\n Motsepe says he has “zero tolerance” of corruption in any walk of life, describing it as “worse than Covid and cancer”.<\/p>\n “Whilst I am president of Caf we will never conceal any corruption,” he added.<\/p>\n “It is the biggest problem, not just in football. I have been told there have been lots of problems in the past [with corruption] and we intervened.<\/p>\n “We can’t set a bad example in football, to give our children the perception that if you want to succeed in life, be corrupt.<\/p>\n “That’s the best gift we can give football in Africa. Not just talking about corruption, but intervene, put the necessary laws [in place] and implement them.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n