AFCON 2025: Senegal Beats Hosts Morocco to Win Trophy
By: Online Editor
In a tough, tense, and melodramatic final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday night, Senegal has defeated host country Morocco to win the trophy.
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that the final match was a tight affair between the top-two ranked countries on the continent in Rabat but ultimately carried by the Senegalese team.
The first half ended goalless while the second half was tilting towards a 0-0, until the ref disallowed Ismaila Sarr’s header for a foul on Achraf Hakimi.
In the 97th minute, the Atlas Lions were awarded a controversial penalty. After a lot of tension, which saw the Senegalese players walked off the pitch, Brahim Diaz saw his weak panenka saved by Eduoard Mendy.
However, Pape Gueye stunned Morocco in the first half of extra with a sublime left-footed finish that ensured the West Africans emerged champions with a 1 - 0 victory over host Morocco.
Meanwhile, many football enthusiasts have given credits fir the fantastic finish and winning of the trophy to Sadio Mane, who literarily calmed his team down and mobilized them to return to the pitch after the tense walk off phase in the match.
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