This end of the match and this scene will undoubtedly continue to be talked about for a long time. And perhaps set a precedent in football history. Sunday evening, during the final of the African Cup of Nations in Rabat (Morocco), part of the Senegalese team, harangued by their coach Pape Thiaw, left the field … Read more
Fifa President Gianni Infantino on Monday condemned “unacceptable scenes” during the CAN final, blaming certain players and part of the Senegal staff who left the field for several minutes in the middle of the match. Senegal won the CAN final against Morocco in unprecedented chaos, after extra time (1-0). A penalty whistled in favor of … Read more
A youthful mistake. At the heart of tensions this Sunday during the CAN 2025 final between Senegal and Morocco, Ibrahim Mbaye, the young striker for the Lions of Teranga and Paris Saint-Germain, stood out by… sending a photo on Snapchat. Indeed, when the Senegalese players returned to the locker room to protest against the penalty … Read more
Stunning images. A few hours after Senegal’s victory and coronation in the final of the 2025 African Cup of Nations against Morocco (1-0 ap), countless videos from spectators or journalists present at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium emerged on social networks, testifying to the scenes of chaos that occurred in the stands during the final. … Read more
Excitement, anger, incomprehension, hope, then the explosion of joy. In Ziguinchor, the largest city in Casamance, the Senegalese can hardly believe what has just happened. After an intense, unpredictable and chaotic match, the Lions of Teranga won the final against the Moroccans (1-0), hosts of the African Cup of Nations (CAN), at the end of … Read more
We were just coming out of a surreal end to the match in this CAN final between Senegal and Morocco. A ludicrous quarter of an hour where the Senegalese left the field for a while after the penalty awarded to the Moroccans in stoppage time, ultimately missed by Brahim Diaz. Cold snap in Rabat, then … Read more
Senegal’s title at the CAN 2025 is not a surprise when we know that the Lions of Teranga played this Sunday against Morocco their third final of the continental tournament in the last four editions. A success made possible by a mixture of captains with valuable international experience, young people with extraordinary talent and successful … Read more
And suddenly the Senegalese started a strange race. Not to begin a final counter-attack or to return to annihilate a final Moroccan offensive, but to celebrate the final whistle; a race towards nowhere, disordered and improvised, like a meeting with a cacophonous outcome. Even the presentation of the trophy was something offbeat: in a stadium … Read more
A packed stadium, a city suspended, a country in apnea. And suddenly Rabat was silent. She, like the whole country, who held her breath to better be able to shout her joy and pride at finally being crowned, will only be entitled to an evening of tears and regrets. The title of African champion that … Read more
Disorder, excess and excesses. If the 35th edition of this African Cup were to be marked with the seal of surprise, we did not expect it to be so bad. History, of course, will remember that on this rainy Sunday, Senegal won the title of African champion for the second time in its history. A … Read more