Overview
- Pape Gueye scored in the 94th minute in Rabat to deliver Senegal’s second continental crown after their 2021 triumph.
- The final was goalless after 90 minutes before the referee awarded Morocco a stoppage-time penalty.
- Senegal’s players briefly left the field on coach Papa Thiaw’s instruction to protest the decision before returning to play.
- The penalty stood, but Brahim Díaz’s panenka was saved by Édouard Mendy, sending the match to extra time.
- Tournament honors went to Sadio Mané as best player, Brahim Díaz as top scorer with five goals, and Yassine Bounou as best goalkeeper, while Thiaw later declined media questions after being booed by local reporters.