In the aftermath of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final, new developments have surfaced. According to reports, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has advanced from the investigative stage to the crucial stage of deciding the conclusion of the extremely contentious encounter.
The CAF Technical Committee has examined audio recordings that show conversations between center referee Ndala and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) room during the 18-minute pause that marred the final, according to Egyptian writer Kinan Moutaraji.
Legal experts who have been following the case think that if the tapes are verified, they could be crucial since they might show that the referee’s decision effectively ended the match before anything else happened.
According to people with knowledge of the investigation, CAF is currently in a crucial stage when it comes to making the final decision because the new information may change the story and the regulatory evaluation of the match.
The unprecedented halt and walk-off in the AFCON 2025 final, which was already one of the most contentious in recent memory, had supporters, officials, and football regulatory organizations debating whether the events were lawful and how the rules of the game should be applied.
