Overview
- Pape Gueye scored in the 94th minute to secure a 1-0 victory in Rabat and deliver Senegal’s second continental crown.
- Moments before extra time, Ismaïla Sarr had a goal disallowed and, after a VAR review, referee Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo awarded Morocco a late penalty.
- Brahim Diaz’s Panenka was saved by Edouard Mendy following a prolonged stoppage of roughly 15 minutes marked by Senegal’s brief walk-off and disturbances in the stands.
- Morocco coach Walid Regragui criticized the spectacle, saying the final projected a poor image of African football.
- Senegal’s triumph caps a third final in four editions, as reports put CAF’s prize money at $10 million for the winner and $4 million for the runner-up.