Pape Gueye's stunning goal sealed Senegal's Afcon victory over Morocco after a chaotic walk-off by the African champions.
In a dramatic finale, Morocco had extended their wait for the Cup of Nations to 50 years as Senegal claimed their second title in Morocco. The final was marked by controversy when Abdoulaye Seck and El Hadji Malick Diouf were both sent off after receiving penalties during injury time.
Senegal's players stormed off the pitch in protest, but their coach, Claude Le Roy, brokered a solution with his counterpart, Pape Thiaw. However, Morocco's hopes of winning the tournament were derailed when Pape Gueye scored a stunning goal in extra time to seal Senegal's victory.
Morocco had been leading 1-0 until Sarr equalized just before injury time. The video assistant referee decision allowed Morocco to continue but it ultimately proved costly for them as Pape Gueye sealed the win with a spectacular goal.
The walk-off by Senegal has sparked concerns that there were irregularities in the game, particularly over the awarding of penalties during injury time. In total, 15 minutes passed between the penalty and its award.
Morocco's players collapsed to the ground as the final whistle went, while Senegal's team erupted into joy. It was a wild finale to what had been a slow-burning match that seesawed back and forth throughout.
The tournament has seen a number of refereeing controversies, with Morocco feeling they were unfairly denied decisions in their previous two rounds. However, it was unclear whether the walk-off by Senegal was a genuine protest or part of a strategy to prevent any further disputes.
Despite the controversy surrounding the final, Pape Gueye's stunning goal will go down as one of the greatest moments in Afcon history.
In a dramatic finale, Morocco had extended their wait for the Cup of Nations to 50 years as Senegal claimed their second title in Morocco. The final was marked by controversy when Abdoulaye Seck and El Hadji Malick Diouf were both sent off after receiving penalties during injury time.
Senegal's players stormed off the pitch in protest, but their coach, Claude Le Roy, brokered a solution with his counterpart, Pape Thiaw. However, Morocco's hopes of winning the tournament were derailed when Pape Gueye scored a stunning goal in extra time to seal Senegal's victory.
Morocco had been leading 1-0 until Sarr equalized just before injury time. The video assistant referee decision allowed Morocco to continue but it ultimately proved costly for them as Pape Gueye sealed the win with a spectacular goal.
The walk-off by Senegal has sparked concerns that there were irregularities in the game, particularly over the awarding of penalties during injury time. In total, 15 minutes passed between the penalty and its award.
Morocco's players collapsed to the ground as the final whistle went, while Senegal's team erupted into joy. It was a wild finale to what had been a slow-burning match that seesawed back and forth throughout.
The tournament has seen a number of refereeing controversies, with Morocco feeling they were unfairly denied decisions in their previous two rounds. However, it was unclear whether the walk-off by Senegal was a genuine protest or part of a strategy to prevent any further disputes.
Despite the controversy surrounding the final, Pape Gueye's stunning goal will go down as one of the greatest moments in Afcon history.
Senegal's squad is literally my new favorite team! I love how they just gave up and walked off the pitch, it was like a big cry for help, but also super cool because they weren't afraid to speak out against some BS refereeing. And can we talk about pape guye's goal tho?! 
it was like magic, one of those goals that makes you wonder how the ball even got past the keeper 
the controversy surrounding that final will definitely be talked about for ages. but honestly, who cares? senegal won and pape guye scored a GOAL FOR THE AGES, let's just bask in that glory 
I'm still trying to wrap my head around that walk-off by Senegal... 15 minutes between penalty and award? That's just crazy! 
Can someone explain to me what was going on? Was it a genuine protest or were they just trying to stir up drama? 
And now the whole tournament is being tainted by controversy... 
I guess we'll never know for sure. One thing's for sure though, Pape Gueye's goal was INSANE! 
and to think pape gueye just happened to score at the end, like karma or something 
️ anyway congrats to senegal on their second afcon title 
It's no wonder their players were fuming. Pape Gueye's goal was absolutely insane, though - the sheer power and precision of it will be remembered for years to come. 
As for the controversy surrounding the game, I'm not sure what to make of it all. Was it a genuine protest or just a clever tactic? Either way, it only added to the drama and excitement of the final. The question now is: will we see more controversy in future Afcon tournaments? Only time will tell... 
it's gonna be a wild ride trying to figure out what happened with those penalties though 