Their return was eagerly awaited. 24 hours after falling into immense popular jubilation after the coronation of the Lions of Teranga at the African Cup of Nations, the Senegalese had only one dream: to welcome their heroes with great fanfare. They finally arrived at Dakar airport a little late than scheduled, around midnight, awaited by … Read more
Saudi Arabia coach, Hervé Renard knows the fault lines of African football better than anyone. Double winner of the CAN with Zambia in 2012 then Ivory Coast in 2015, the French coach, stationed in Morocco from 2016 to 2019, this time experienced the tumultuous Senegal – Morocco final (1-0 after) as a stunned observer. Between … Read more
Moroccan police arrested 18 Senegalese fans and one Algerian fan this Sunday on suspicion of involvement in acts of hooliganism during the final of the African Cup of Nations between Senegal and Morocco, a judicial source told AFP on Monday. The 18 Senegalese were placed in police custody on instructions from the prosecutor’s office of … Read more
This will probably not console them. Beaten this Sunday in the final of the African Cup of Nations by Senegal, the Moroccans undoubtedly still looked at the new Fifa rankings this Monday. Updated to take into account the results of the competition, this proves the excellent form of the Atlas Lions for many months, with … Read more
The miss of the Atlas Lions and Real Madrid striker is also special on many points. After having obtained the fault, questionable and whistled after analysis of the VAR, Brahim Diaz dares a panenka to try to offer the coronation to his selection in front of his public. And miss each other. The Norwegian, author … Read more
The Moroccan Federation cannot digest its defeat in the final of the African Cup of Nations. Beaten by Senegal after a match worthy of a film, the Atlas Lions particularly criticize the Senegalese for leaving the field a few moments after a penalty was awarded to the Moroccans. A truly ludicrous situation which lasted several … Read more
“Waking up was indeed very hard,” says Abdou, from Montpellier (Hérault). It’s just sad this image we leave. Before the final, there was this little background music that I didn’t like around Morocco, supposedly advantaged, or when we talked about the reception conditions for the Senegalese. For me, it is not linked to Morocco but … Read more
They had to go through all the emotions. Hope first, incomprehension and anger then, then finally liberation and the explosion of joy. This Sunday, Omar Sy and Mamadou Sakho experienced the final of the African Cup of Nations between Morocco and Senegal from the stands of the Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat. A crazy … Read more
Back to home / Podcasts / CAN 2025: the chronicle of Joseph-Antoine Bell For our last meeting of this CAN 2025, Joseph-Antoine Bell, former goalkeeper of the Indomitable Lions and RFI consultant, looks back on Senegal’s victory in a final which unfortunately gave a very bad image to African football. Joseph-Antoine Bell was RFI’s consultant … Read more
The question crossed the minds of many followers. Author of a completely missed panenka at the end of added time this Sunday during the final lost by Morocco against Senegal, Brahim Diaz missed the opportunity to offer the Atlas Lions their first CAN in 50 years. After around fifteen minutes of interruption, the Real Madrid … Read more