The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has sanctioned Senegal and hosts Morocco after disorder marred the TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 final in Rabat. Senegal players Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr received two-match CAF bans for unsporting behaviour. CAF also dismissed Morocco’s protest alleging regulatory breaches by Senegal, ruling that the complaint lacked merit under AFCON regulations. The final descended into chaos after a VAR-awarded penalty to Morocco triggered protests and a brief walk-off by Senegalese players, halting play for nearly 20 minutes. “We strongly condemn the behaviour of some ‘supporters’ as well as some Senegalese players and technical staff members.