Nigeria, March 20 -- CAF president Patrice Motsepe said the organisation stands firmly by the ruling of its appeals board, which on Tuesday, March 16, overturned the earlier disciplinary decision and found that Senegal forfeited the final by walking off the pitch. The ruling converted Senegal's 1-0 extra-time victory into a 3-0 default win for host nation Morocco.

Speaking in a video published on CAF's website, Motsepe acknowledged the controversy but stressed that the governing body would respect due process as Senegal prepares to challenge the verdict.

"The CAF disciplinary board took one decision. The CAF appeals board took a totally different position," Motsepe said. "I'm told that Senegal is going to appeal, which is very importan...