Senegal have toppled Morocco 1–0 to lift the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations crown, sealing a dramatic finish to the tournament and securing their second continental triumph in four years.
The Teranga Lions had stormed off the pitch in added time following a penalty award to Morocco in the closing minutes.
The 2021 AFCON champions protested “the award of the controversial penalty awarded Morocco in the eighth minute of added time.”
El Hadji Malick Diouf appeared to drag Brahim Diaz by the neck from a corner kick, and Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo, the DR Congo referee, awarded Morocco the penalty following a VAR review.
Pape Thiaw, Senegal coach, called the players off the pitch after an on-field melee with the referee and Morocco’s players.
The standoff lasted 13 minutes, with Sadio Mane calling his compatriots back to the pitch.
Brahim Diaz missed the resultant penalty, as Senegal forced extra time where they stunned Morocco with the winner.
Pape Gueye scored a screamer following a counter-attack led by Mane in the fourth minute of extra time to silence the hosts, and the Teranga Lions held on to claim their second AFCON title in three tournaments.
