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Morocco files complaints with CAF, FIFA after Senegal’s final walk-off

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Morocco’s football federation said it will file formal complaints with FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following Senegal’s walk‑off during Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final, an unprecedented incident that overshadowed the West Africans’ 1–0 extra‑time victory. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) said the Senegal team’s withdrawal from the pitch, triggered by […]
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Africa/Football/Scandal: Algerian Authorities Blamed for Absence of VAR in USM Alger- Rivers United Match

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Voices are rising at the FIFA, urging the Confederation of African Football to take action against the Algerian authorities for using procrastination tactics to prevent the deployment of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at a CAF quarter finals game played lately in Algiers between “USM Alger” and “Rivers United” of Nigeria. The African football governing body […]
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Morocco Leaves World Cup with Head Held High

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The Atlas Lions delivered one of the most enjoyable and thrilling performances in Russia 2018, dominating Iran and Portugal but losing to both due to bad lack and unfair refereeing. In their last game in group B, they almost beat Spain if it wasn’t for the unfair use of the VAR, which ironically was called […]