France, Jan. 26 -- "No country opposed Morocco as Senegal did," said Fall said in a video posted on the Senegalese website Seneweb.

Fall claimed Moroccan administrators were well-placed in the corridors of power at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) which organises the game on the continent.

"Let's tell the truth," said Fall, who was speaking at a ceremony in the town of Bambey on Saturday. Referee, hotel and security issues

"We had to know who the referee for the match would be two days before the final," he added.

"We asked them who it would be and they told us they didn't have any information yet. There are deadlines for potentially challenging a referee but it was the night before the match, at 10pm, that we were notified...