AFCON Final

Detractors to this competition are told to respect this event - big continent etc. This only serves to diminish its credibility. If there's a rule in place that says walk offs equal forfeiture then fine, but it didn't. Actually on reflection it might not be a bad rule to consider. But the retrospective imposition plays into the narrative of Morocco were destined to win.
 
eaglesdare said:
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Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco crowned AFCON champions after CAF strips Senegal of title for penalty protest

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Appeal Board has ruled that Senegal have been stripped of their AFCON title for walking off the pitch in protest at Morocco being awarded a late penalty; the penalty was eventually missed and Senegal won 1-0 in extra time
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Absolutely ridiculous.

I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't the end of AFCON.

I can see Senegal and others boycotting it in future and who could blame them.
 
cROYdonrogers said:
Detractors to this competition are told to respect this event - big continent etc. This only serves to diminish its credibility. If there's a rule in place that says walk offs equal forfeiture then fine, but it didn't. Actually on reflection it might not be a bad rule to consider. But the retrospective imposition plays into the narrative of Morocco were destined to win.
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I think we can respect the teams, players, fans, and the passion and carnival of the tournament.

It's just the African federation seems bent as f***.

UEFA would never have that problem ...Oh wait.
 
cROYdonrogers said:
Detractors to this competition are told to respect this event - big continent etc. This only serves to diminish its credibility. If there's a rule in place that says walk offs equal forfeiture then fine, but it didn't. Actually on reflection it might not be a bad rule to consider. But the retrospective imposition plays into the narrative of Morocco were destined to win.
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The game should have been awarded to Morocco when Senegal left the pitch.
The competition has always had a chaotic feel to it, players, fans, officials, tbe whole thing. what happened in the final took it 2 steps back.
It’s bizarre that in this day and age you still have witchcraft and juju as part of African football
 
kevlee said:
The game should have been awarded to Morocco when Senegal left the pitch.
The competition has always had a chaotic feel to it, players, fans, officials, tbe whole thing. what happened in the final took it 2 steps back.
It’s bizarre that in this day and age you still have witchcraft and juju as part of African football
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But the referee restarted the game so that must equal permission?
 
kevlee said:
It’s bizarre that in this day and age you still have witchcraft and juju as part of African football
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Our domestic game is riddled with superstitions that are arguably more ridiculous.
  • Barry Fry: As manager of Birmingham City, he allegedly urinated on the four corners of St Andrew's stadium to break a 100-year-old curse
  • John Terry: Reportedly used the same shin pads for 10 years, parked in the same spot, and listened to the same CD.
  • Harry Kane: Prefers putting on all left-side gear first and has historically used "no-shave" streaks after scoring.
  • Aaron Ramsdale: Follows a strict right-side-first dressing routine and removes a glove to shake hands due to a family tradition.
  • Paul Ince: Consistently waited to be the last player out of the tunnel and put his shirt on while walking out.
  • Gary Lineker: Never took shots during warm-ups to avoid "wasting" goals, and changed shirts at halftime if he hadn't scored.
  • Phil Jones: Determined which sock to put on first based on whether they were home or away.
 
Kuwait stormed off the pitch in their World Cup 1982 game against France.

They came back on and were allowed to continue. No punishment then, although they did lose the game 4-1.
 
McAhuna said:
Absolutely ridiculous.

I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't the end of AFCON.

I can see Senegal and others boycotting it in future and who could blame them.
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It's like this every time - I watch it for the entertainment value in how ridiculously rigged it all is. What teams in the Premier League should be thinking is not releasing players for such a fraud of a competition.
This is all for FIFA votes - nothing else.
 
kevlee said:
The game should have been awarded to Morocco when Senegal left the pitch.
The competition has always had a chaotic feel to it, players, fans, officials, tbe whole thing. what happened in the final took it 2 steps back.
It’s bizarre that in this day and age you still have witchcraft and juju as part of African football
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It seemed to me that the referee and all concerned in the AF hierarchy wanted Morocco to win.
I think the Senegalese sensed a stitch up and acted accordingly. This farcical decision seems to back that up.
Walking off the field was a decision that deserves some punishment assuming all was fair, but reversing the result of a final is just plain bonkers, or simply corrupt.

Senegal won the game on the field and that is all that matters.
 
kevlee said:
The game should have been awarded to Morocco when Senegal left the pitch.
The competition has always had a chaotic feel to it, players, fans, officials, tbe whole thing. what happened in the final took it 2 steps back.
It’s bizarre that in this day and age you still have witchcraft and juju as part of African football
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As Soon as the ref allowed the Match to carry on, then result should not be able to be overturned like this. Its make the call then, or not at all.
The Ref, chosen for the final(presumably as he was the best), should know the rules and be able to apply them.
Farcical.
 
CrazyBadger said:
As Soon as the ref allowed the Match to carry on, then result should not be able to be overturned like this. Its make the call then, or not at all.
The Ref, chosen for the final(presumably as he was the best), should know the rules and be able to apply them.
Farcical.
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That's the thing, it seems like the ref did know the rules and applied them correctly.

This 'forfeit for walking off' rule is something they made up subsequently.
 
McAhuna said:
That's the thing, it seems like the ref did know the rules and applied them correctly.

This 'forfeit for walking off' rule is something they made up subsequently.
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I didn’t know they made up the rule after the event, although in the world that is AFCON nothing should be surprising. You can’t change the result months later. Football isn’t cycling!
 
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