Guinean FA Demands CAF Grant Them the AFCON 1976 Trophy
Sory Doumbouya and the Guinean Football Federation’s Executive Council Committee have formally written to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to re-examine the 1976 AFCON results.
The Guinean Football Federation highlighted Morocco’s walkout at Addis Ababa Stadium after Zambian referee Nyirenda Chayu sent out Morocco’s Abdallah Semmat for a controversial foul on Papa Camara.
Sory Doumbouya and the Guinean Football Federation’s Executive Council formally contacted the regulatory body when a CAF panel annulled Senegal’s 2025 AFCON result as a consequence for a walkout, despite the fact that Senegal won on the pitch.
CAF’s Appeal Body has revoked Senegal of its title, 58 days after they declared champions, and overturned a verdict by the organization’s disciplinary department that pronounced the Teranga Lions the real victors.
Doumbouya, Guinea’s football president, believes that comparable disciplinary rules should be applied retroactively to prior matches. They grabbed the lead in the 33rd minute through Chérif Souleymane, after which Moroccan players momentarily walked off in protest at a refereeing decision.
Guinea football administrators used an admission made by Raymond Hack, former president of the CAF Disciplinary Board, to strengthen their formal request, arguing that if CAF can retroactively punish a walkout after a tournament, as seen in the 2025 case, it must also address historical instances where teams left the pitch while playing.
The federation also stated that retroactive fines should be considered in similar circumstances, adding that CAF’s recent decision has sparked examination of previous matches and disciplinary consistency.
The federation stated: “Give us back our 1976 AFCON trophy.”
The Confederation of African Football has to respond to the complaint, but observers and other sports pundits on the continent argue that CAF regulations, including Article 84, were not in force in 1976 and are rarely applied retroactively.
Story by Atakorah (Pramaso)
