Overview
- The Africa Cup of Nations title match is set for Sunday at Rabat’s 69,500-capacity Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, where hosts Morocco meet defending champions Senegal.
- Senegal’s federation publicly accused organizers of inadequate security on arrival, substandard accommodation, unresolved training arrangements and a limited ticket allotment of 2,850, urging CAF to intervene.
- Senegal will be without captain Kalidou Koulibaly and midfielder Habib Diarra due to suspensions, while Morocco report no suspensions and lean on top scorer Brahim Díaz and Ayoub El Kaabi for goals.
- Coach Pape Thiaw said he hopes Sadio Mané reconsiders his suggestion that this will be his last AFCON, after the forward scored the semifinal winner against Egypt.
- CAF president Patrice Motsepe praised Morocco’s staging as the competition’s most successful to date and affirmed the 2027 tournament will proceed in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, as South Africa readies a 2028 co-hosting bid with Botswana and Namibia.