2025 African Cup of Nations controversy, Senegal jersey only shows one star at the 2026 World Cup

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JAKARTA - The jersey of the Senegal national football team for the 2026 World Cup does not feature the second star that should symbolize the 2025 African Cup title, following the controversial revocation of the title.

Sports equipment manufacturer Puma released the official jersey on Friday, March 20, with Senegal's jersey only featuring one star that marked their success in winning the 2021 African Cup of Nations.

The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) explained that the second star was not included due to the production deadline that had begun before the tournament took place.

"The production of this jersey has been started since August 2025 by our supplier, Puma, before the last African Cup of Nations took place. After our victory, the production deadline and industry constraints made the process impossible to stop," said the FSF.

The FSF added that the jersey with two stars will still be produced and is scheduled to be available in September.

Previously, Senegal had defeated the Moroccan national football team with a score of 1-0 in the 2025 African Cup final in January. However, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) later canceled the result and determined that Senegal lost by walkover 0-3, so Morocco was declared the champion.

The decision was taken after Senegal was judged to have violated regulations by leaving the field in protest against the referee's decision.

The FSF said the decision was unfair and planned to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The Senegalese government also encouraged an investigation into alleged corruption in the CAF and considered further legal steps.

Meanwhile, the Morocco national team jersey for the 2026 World Cup also does not feature stars, both for the 1976 African Cup of Nations title and the 2025 title that was just awarded.

At the 2026 World Cup, Senegal is scheduled to be in Group I with the France national football team, the Norway national football team, and the winner of the inter-federation play-off.