The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco on Sunday delivered a night of high drama, marked by unusual touchline incidents, a controversial penalty decision, and a decisive extra-time goal that sealed the title. As rain fell steadily at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, attention shifted early to the Senegal goalie area. During…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemned “some Senegal players” for the “unacceptable scenes” during Sunday’s AFCON final in which the eventual champions walked off the pitch in protest at a penalty awarded to Morocco. “We strongly condemn the behaviour of some ‘supporters’ as well as some Senegalese players and technical staff members. It is unacceptable to…
Senegal forward, Sadio Mane has suggested why he told his teammates to come back to the pitch and continue playing against Morocco during both sides’ AFCON final on Sunday night. Recall that Senegal defeated Morocco 1-0 after 120 minutes to win the AFCON. Pape Gueye scored the only goal of the match in the first…
Senegal have won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 following a dramatic 1-0 extra-time victory over host Morocco at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Sunday. The match in Rabat was marked by high tension, a missed penalty, and a stunning extra-time goal from Pape Gueye. The game ended 0-0 after 90 minutes of…
Ghanaian referee Daniel Laryea has admitted he felt nervous ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON semi-final clash between hosts Morocco and Nigeria. Laryea made the disclosure while speaking to reporters after his arrival at Accra Airport, where he also dismissed claims that he favoured the host nation during the encounter. The tightly…
CAF President Patrice Motsepe has spoken on Burna Boy’s challenge at the Moroccan airport while travelling to headline the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Fan Zone concert in Rabat. The incident which went viral sparked reactions from fans who questioned the custom officers for holding the Grammy-Award winning artist at the airport. Motsepe, however,…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have claimed the bronze medal of AFCON ’25 following a 4-2 win over Egypt on penalties. Ademola Lookman scored the winning kick but Nwabali provided the platform with two saves in the shootout. Following defeat in their semi-finals, both sides ringed the changes, and for Nigeria, there was no Victor…
Peterside Idah, the Super Eagles’ former media officer, has alleged that Eric Chelle is planning to step down as head coach after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. According to Idah, Tunisia has promised Chelle a monthly salary of $100,000. The Super Eagles’ final match at the AFCON is a third-place playoff versus Egypt on…
Galatasaray top striker, Victor Osimhen, has left the camp of the Super Eagles camp in Morocco ahead of the third place match against Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday. This is coming after Nigeria lost the semi-final match of the 2025 AFCON to the host of the tournament, Morocco. In the…
The Instagram account of Ghanaian referee Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea has reportedly been taken down or disabled following a wave of mass reports from Nigerian users on social media. The development stems from widespread anger among Nigerian football fans over a controversial yellow card Laryea issued to Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey during Nigeria’s 2-0…
