Overview
- Senegal beat host Morocco 1–0 in Rabat after extra time to claim a second Africa Cup of Nations title.
- Pape Thiaw ordered Senegal off the field when a stoppage-time penalty was awarded against them, before Sadio Mané brought the team back to resume play.
- Referee upheld the decision, Brahim Díaz attempted a Panenka and was denied by Édouard Mendy, and Pape Gueye netted the 94th-minute winner in extra time.
- Mané was named player of the tournament, with Morocco’s Yassine Bounou recognized as best goalkeeper and Díaz finishing as top scorer with five goals.
- Stadium flashpoints included ball boys wrestling Mendy over a towel, Thiaw’s press conference was canceled for safety, and Dutch police reported eight arrests in The Hague after disturbances.