Overview
- Senegal beat host Morocco 1–0 after extra time in Rabat to secure a second Africa Cup of Nations title since 2021, with Idrissa Gueye scoring the winner.
- Ryoyu Kobayashi placed second at the World Cup ski jump in Sapporo with 274.2 points (136.5m, 138.5m), marking his seventh podium of the season.
- Takefusa Kubo left Real Sociedad’s match against Barcelona on a stretcher in the 69th minute with a suspected left hamstring injury after starting the game.
- Sapporo Atsubetsu police arrested two men on suspicion of attempted fraud and are investigating them as potential “ukeko” cash collectors for a special‑fraud group.
- Kōdai Sano scored a stoppage‑time winner for NEC Nijmegen in a 4–3 Eredivisie victory away to NAC Breda.