New Delhi, June 14 -- the same regulation applied a day earlier to Egypt, who must strip seven AFCON titles from their shirts before facing Belgium on Monday.

from the Africa Cup of Nations, the European Championship, Copa America, or the Asian Cup - are considered achievements of separate confederations and carry no automatic right of display in FIFA's competitions. Stars earned at a World Cup are the only ones FIFA recognizes as its own.

But the timing, for Senegal, is particularly pointed. Their lone star on the Puma kit released in March represents the 2021 AFCON title, the first continental championship in the team's history. The Teranga Lions won a second AFCON this January in Morocco, defeating the host nation on penalties in a f...