The CAS Court announces the date of issuing its final ruling regarding the match between Morocco and Senegal

(CNN) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced, on Monday, that it held a closed session at its headquarters in the city of Lausanne during the first week of this October, regarding the appeal submitted by the Senegalese Football Federation against its African and Moroccan counterparts.

The Confederation of African Football had issued a decision on March 18 of last year, deeming the Moroccan national team a 3-0 winner in the African Cup of Nations final, due to the withdrawal of the Senegal national team after awarding a penalty kick to the “Atlas Lions”, a decision against which the Senegalese Federation appealed before the “CAS” court.

That match ended with the victory of the “Lions of Teranga” team with a clean goal scored by Pape Gueye in extra time, after Brahim Diaz missed the penalty kick, as a result of which the Senegal team withdrew before returning to the field again and continuing the match.

The CASS Court said in a statement: “The committee began its deliberations and continues, and the members of the court decided to issue a complete ruling that includes the legal foundations, and this process will take several weeks.”

The court added: “The court’s decision is expected to be issued at the end of next November.”