Senegal gets CAS date for appeal to regain AFCON title

GENEVA (AP): Senegal’s appeal to regain the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title it won in a chaotic final against host nation Morocco in January will be heard at sport’s highest court on October 8. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday the hearing will be held behind closed doors at its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, with no target date set for a verdict.