Tag: AFCON

Senegal 1-0 Morocco (AET): Chaos, Controversy, and Glory in Rabat

AFCON 2025 Final Sunday, January 18, 2026 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat Senegal are AFCON champions for the second time in three tournaments, but this final will be remembered for the controversy. Pape Gueye’s thunderous extra-time strike sealed a 1-0 victory over hosts Morocco on Sunday night, but the lasting image will be of chaos, […]

The ‘memeification’ of AFCON needs to stop

It’s AFCON season, and 24 African teams are battling for glory in Morocco from December 21st to January 18th. There’s everything to look forward to: star players looking to lead their countries to glory, favourites looking to live up to their billing, dark horses ready to steal the show, and perennial underachievers finally trying to […]