The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced that it will hear Senegal’s appeal of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title decision on October 8. The appeal contesting the stripping of their title in favor of Morocco will take place behind closed doors at CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, although no date for a verdict has been set, according to africanews.com.

Senegal clinched the tournament in January with a 1-0 victory during extra time. However, they were later ruled to have forfeited the match by the appeal board of Africa’s football governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), due to a 15-minute protest by the team’s players against a penalty kick awarded to the host, Morocco. This decision was made in March and resulted in Senegal’s win being replaced with a 3-0 victory for Morocco, which contradicted the established football laws that the referee’s decision on the field is final.

The Senegalese government, dissatisfied with the removal of the title, called for an inquiry, while the country’s soccer federation lodged an appeal to the CAS. The upcoming hearing will be a pivotal moment in the ongoing dispute over the legitimacy of the AFCON title decision.