Lions of Senegal shattered Morocco’s dream of winning the African Cup of Nations on home soil on Sunday as Pape Gueye Pape Gueye surged powerfully from the rear in extra-time and unleashed a brutal strike that fired the Lions to 1-0 victory in AFCON final overshadowed by questionable officiating.
Before that Senegal players walked off the pitch in protest after Morocco were gifted a penalty in added time.
The game however restarted after almost 20 minutes delay.
However Brahim Diaz’s penalty was saved, which took the game to extra time, during which Gueye fired home four minutes into it to secure a second Nations Cup triumph for his country.
The goal broke Moroccan hearts and left their dream of winning the Nations Cup on home soil in tatters.
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