Senegal's players paraded the Africa Cup of Nations trophy in Paris today, despite the decision of the African Football Confederation to strip them of the title and award it to Morocco.
Before the friendly match against Peru at the Stade de France, Senegal's players, led by captain Kalidou Koulibaly, took to the field with the trophy as part of the pre-match celebrations.
The Senegalese Football Federation has announced that it will present the Africa Cup of Nations trophy to its fans before the match. The Senegalese community is large in Paris.
Senegal defeated Peru 2-0, with goals from Nicholas Jackson in the 41st minute and Ismaila Sara in the 54th minute.
Earlier this week in the French capital, Senegalese Football Federation president Abdoulaye Fol said the team had been the victim of "a group of unjust administrative plunder" and announced that it would defend its honor before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Senegal defeated Morocco 1-0 in the final of the African Cup of Nations on January 18th in Rabat after a lot of pressure.
That victory, however, was taken away from Senegal with the official score of 0:3, after the team's players left the field at the end of the regular period, dissatisfied with the penalty awarded to Morocco with the score tied 0:0.
Only one Senegal player remained on the field - Sadio Mane, who managed to convince his teammates to return to the field after 17 minutes. A penalty for the home team of Morocco followed, but Braim Dias was inaccurate, so the match went into extra time.
In extra time, Senegal celebrated with a goal from Pape Gay, but now both that result and the goal have been annulled.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has not set a timeframe for issuing a ruling.
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