صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
The newspaper highlightedASThe Spanish newspaper, in its issue issued today, Tuesday, sheds light on the step taken by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, which is to move towards the legal procedures ofFIFAAnd the **Confederation of African Football**, against the backdrop of the events that accompanied the final of the African Cup of Nations, especially what the Moroccan side considered an “unjustified withdrawal” by the Senegalese team during the stages of the match.
According to the same source, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation believes that the departure of the Senegalese players and members of the technical staff from the field for more than 15 minutes constituted direct harm to the course of the match, and had a clear impact on some of the national team players, including theplayerReal Madrid
Brahim Diaz, who was tasked with taking the penalty kick at that crucial moment.
The legal basis for the Moroccan move
The Spanish newspaper highlighted that the Moroccan legal file is based on the requirements of Article 82, Chapter 35, of the competition regulations, relating to cases of withdrawal or refusal to continue playing, which explicitly stipulates that the withdrawing team will be considered a loser and excluded from the ongoing competition, if it leaves the field without permission from the referee before the end of the match.According to the same data, the university considers that the conditions were legally available to end the match immediately after most of the members of the Senegalese team left the field, noting that the incident was documented by cameras, and was accompanied by actions outside the sporting framework, including a live broadcast by a playerParis Saint-Germain
Ibrahim Mbaye from the dressing room, included a controversial comment before later retracting it and offering an official apology.
Resuming the match and the complications of the procedure
Despite the above, the newspaper “AS” indicates that the complexity of the file lies in resuming the match later with the approval of the referee and the two teams together, which may weaken, from a sporting point of view, the chances of having a direct impact on the result of the final or its title, about which unconfirmed speculations have spread about the possibility of leaving it vacant.
However, the same source stressed that the disciplinary path remains open, especially in light of Article 83 of the African Union regulations, which holds the organizing committees responsible for deciding on cases of absence or withdrawal, based on the referee’s report and documented data.
In this context, the newspaper suggested that the expected legal measures would lead to the imposition of strict disciplinary penalties against Senegalese officials, considering that what happened is among the most controversial and embarrassing scenes in African football in recent years, without deciding, on the other hand, any possible change in the level of sports coronation.Source:
