Senegal Defeat Hosts Morocco In Extra-Time To Lift AFCON 2025 Trophy

Senegal are the AFCON 2025 champions after beating hosts Morocco 1-0 in extra time after storming the pitch before the Atlas Lions missed an injury-time penalty.

The win means that Senegal has now beaten Morocco for a second time in the African Cup of Nations – but only after the final was overshadowed when they temporarily refused to play when the hosts were awarded a controversial stoppage time penalty with the match goalless.

The win means Senegal are now two-time AFCON champions, after their maiden victory in 2021.
Pape Gueye’s stunning goal in extra time wins it for Senegal!

Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw tried to usher his team off the field in the 98th-minute when the hosts were awarded a spot-kick when defender El Hadji Malick Diouf brought down Brahim Diaz.

The Real Madrid forward stepped up to take the penalty when the players returned to the field, but had his attempted Panenka penalty saved.

Thiaw, 44, was irritated with referee Jean Jacques Ndala – who awarded the penalty after reviewing the incident on the VAR monitor – for ruling out a goal for his side moments earlier.

Crystal Palace forward Ismaila Sarr had bundled home from close-range, but his effort was chalked off after a foul from Abdoulaye Seck on Achraf Hakimi.

Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy went to the dressing room, but returned to the field with Sadio Mane trying to encourage his players to finish the game.

Ndala blew the full-time whistle immediately after, and Senegal opened the scoring through Pape Gueye four minutes into extra time.

There is very little positive to say about the end of this game, but one person to come out of it well is Mane.

He was the one Senegal player who clearly did not want to walk down the tunnel and was telling his team-mates to come back out.

He also walked over to the Senegal fans after the full-time whistle, begging them to calm down.

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