Dakar, March 27, 2026 (AFP) - Senegal's AFCON punishment spawns false tales of Morocco's 1976 title

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2026-03-27

A swelling online campaign is demanding that if Senegal are stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title it won in January, then the team they beat, Morocco, should lose their 1976 crown. The problem, as an investigation by AFP Factcheck shows, is that there is no evidence to back up the claim that 50 years ago Morocco players quit the pitch, the act that cost Senegal their 2026 title. Last week the Confederation of African Football (CAF) stripped......

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