Football legend George Weah, the 1995 Ballon d’Or winner and three-time African Footballer of the Year, has issued a strongly worded statement, condemning CAF’s decision in awarding the 2025 AFCON trophy to Morocco after Senegal won the competition in January 2026. Drawing on FIFA’s Laws of the Game—particularly Law 5, which grants the referee full and final authority during a match—Weah emphasized that once the referee permitted play to continue after the walk-off and the game reached its conclusion, the result obtained on the pitch should stand irrevocably. He pointed…
Read MoreGEORGE WEAH SLAMS CAF’S “TRAVESTY” IN OVERTURNING SENEGAL’S AFCON 2025 TITLE: “FOOTBALL MUST BE DECIDED ON THE PITCH”
