2 h. ago 'Shameful': How controversial AFCON final descended into total chaos

Senegal players stormed off the pitch after last-gasp penalty award before returning to beat Morocco in extra time

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2 h. ago Senegal receive punishment verdict but Sadio Mane hailed after AFCON final drama

THE BIG DEBATE: The 2026 Africa Cup of Nations final descended into chaos after Senegal's players walked off the pitch in protest after Morocco were given a stoppage-time penalty

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4 h. ago CAF issue statement as Senegal and Morocco set to discover punishment for AFCON final chaos

The fallout from a remarkable AFCON 2025 final continues

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5 h. ago Fifa president Gianni Infantino condemns Senegal’s ‘unacceptable’ behaviour in chaotic Afcon final

Senegal’s players walked off the pitch after Morocco were awarded a stoppage-time penalty in Sunday’s Afcon final

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5 h. ago AFCON final chaos escalates: Senegal boss walks out on his interviews after Moroccan reporters booed him and his daughter

Thiaw had directed his players off the pitch in protest over a late penalty awarded to Morocco in the dying minutes of normal time, just minutes after Senegal had seen a goal disallowed.

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9 h. ago Sadio Mane praised after ending Senegal protest in chaotic Afcon final

In what was possibly his final Africa Cup of Nations match for Senegal, Mane convinced his team-mates to return to the pitch after their extraordinary walk-off protest

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15 h. ago Morocco’s Regragui calls Thiaw ‘shameful’ after Afcon final descends into chaos

Morocco head coach furious after Senegal leave pitch in protestPost-match press conference held up by arguments among mediaThe Morocco head coach, Walid Regragui, accused Senegal’s Pape Thiaw of having brought shame on African football after Morocco failed to win the Africa Cup of Nations in what he termed “a final with a Hitchcockian script”. After Senegal had had a goal ruled out in stoppage time, his side were awarded a penalty by the video assistant referee, prompting Senegal’s players to walk off the pitch in protest. When they returned, Brahim Díaz missed the penalty with a duffed Panenka, and Senegal went on to win in extra time.“The image we’ve given of Africa is shameful. A coach who asks his players to leave the field What Pape did does not honour Africa,” Regragui said. “He had already started in the [pre-match] press conference. He wasn’t classy. But he is a champion, so he can say whatever he wants. We stopped the match in the eyes of the world for 10 minutes. That didn...

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17 h. ago AFCON 2025 final result as Senegal clinch second title after beating Morocco

Africa Cup of Nations final descends into chaos

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17 h. ago Senegal win AFCON after football's most dramatic final: Morocco star misses late penalty that sparked walk

Senegal have won the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) with their 1-0 defeat of hosts Morocco after a dramatic final which saw head coach Pape Thiaw direct his players off the pitch in protest.

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17 h. ago Senegal vs Morocco live: Senegal win chaotic Afcon final after Diaz ‘Panenka’ miss and walk

Senegal 1-0 Morocco (after extra time): Brahim Diaz fluffed a ‘Panenka’ penalty for the chance to win the Africa Cup of Nations, after the Senegal team had stormed off the pitch in protest

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18 h. ago Scotland's World Cup foes Morocco lose AFCON final amid chaos as Senegal walk off pitch and panenka missed

Manager tells team to come off before hosts miss penalty to win tournament

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18 h. ago Senegal vs Morocco live: Afcon final descends into chaos as Diaz misses controversial late penalty

Can Morocco make history in front of their home crowd or will Senegal become two-time champions?

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18 h. ago AFCON final descends into CHAOS as Senegal boss calls his team off the pitch after controversial late penalty is awarded to Morocco by VAR

Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw directed his players off the pitch and back onto the bench in apparent protest over a late penalty awarded to Morocco in the dying minutes of the AFCON final. 

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18 h. ago Scotland's World Cup foes Morocco involved in AFCON final chaos as Senegal leave pitch after VAR penalty

Manager tells team to come off before hosts miss penalty to win tournament

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18 h. ago AFCON final descends into chaos as Senegal players walk off after controversial penalty

Chaos ensued at the Africa Cup of Nations final, as Senegal's manager ordered his players to leave the pitch after hosts Morocco were awarded a controversial penalty deep into stoppage time

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Hundreds flocked to their nearest shopping centre, in what seemed to be a last minute attempt to buy Christmas gifts and essentials

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