US EditionSenegal win their second AFCON title after beating hosts Morocco 1-0 in final
- On Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, Senegal national team defeated hosts Morocco national team 1-0 at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, with Pape Gueye scoring in the fourth minute of extra time before 66,526 fans.
- The Senegalese Football Federation said it filed a formal complaint over inadequate security, refused training at Mohammed VI Complex, and criticized the 2,850 tickets allocation as insufficient.
- A VAR review produced a stoppage-time penalty for a foul on Brahim Diaz by El Hadji Malick Diouf, Senegal players walked off in protest, and Edouard Mendy saved Diaz's spot-kick.
- Sadio Mané appears to have played his last AFCON as Senegal squad prepares for the United States World Cup in June, while officials said inquiries will examine conduct and organisation.
- Morocco had hoped a home win would end a 50-year wait and justify heavy stadium and transport investments while hosting three Women’s Africa Cup tournaments, with the third starting March 17.
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If someone tells a similar story, they may consider it a fable or some unpublished story written from the genius of Roberto Fontanarrosa. However, reality can do everything, because in the final of the African Cup of Nations, played this last Sunday in Rabat, attention was diverted at some point outside the playing field. During the clash between the Moroccan and Senegal teams, ultimately the champion, the looks turned towards the fight between …
In Dakar, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye joined the crowds celebrating Senegal's 1-0 victory over Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations final after extra time. He said the joy was "indescribable" and called the players "patriots" and "men of duty on the pitch". He also decreed a "paid day off from work". The article Paid day off from work in 2026, the president signed the decree. People took to the streets for joy appeared first on Romania TV.
Ballboys steal towels, fans want to storm the course, Senegal's team leaves the field for protest – and in the end Sadio Mané becomes a hero. FIFA President Infantino demands consequences.For Sadio Mané it was certainly the most memorable rage of his career.The superstar of Senegal folded his fellow players in the cabin, sent them back to the hostile final atmosphere of the Africa Cup and became a hero of a unique night. "I did what I had to do,…
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