Senegalese Premier League star responds after being stripped of Afcon title
He responded almost immediately A Senegalese Premier League star has responded after his nation was stripped of the Afcon title they won at the start of the year. On Tuesday evening (17 March), Senegal was stripped of the Afcon trophy and Morocco was awarded the title by an appeal board of the governing body CAF. […]
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Senegal stripped of Afcon trophy and Morocco awarded title by CAF
The drama continues Senegal has been stripped of the Afcon trophy and Morocco has been awarded the title by CAF. The decision to overturn the result was announced on Tuesday evening (17 March) by the governing body CAF. It comes after the controversial final which saw Senegal walk off in protest of a penalty awarded […]
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Spurs midfielder Pape Matar Sarr hospitalised after falling ill during Afcon final
His nation won 1-0 after extra time Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pape Matar Sarr was taken to hospital in the hours after his nation’s Afcon final victory in Rabat, as reported in Senegalese outlet Taggat via Football London. The 23-year-old played no part in the dramatic final, having started the clash against hosts Morocco on the […]
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Senegal player praised after fighting off Morocco ball boys during Afcon final
A clip of him saving Mendy’s towel went viral Senegalese reserve keeper Yéhvann Diouf has been praised by online football fans after his dedicated effort to protect Edouard Mendy’s towel from Moroccan ball boys went viral. The 2026 Afcon final was marred by controversy, with Senegal accused of deliberately disrupting the final stages of the […]
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Senegal manager storms out of press conference after jeers from Moroccan reporters
He left the room The pressure on Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw reached a new high on Sunday evening, when the 44-year-old was seen storming out of a press conference. Thiaw responded to loud boos from Moroccan journalists by getting up and walking out of the press conference, after his side’s 1-0 Afcon final victory. […]
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Six Premier League stars win 2025 AFCON – as Senegal stun hosts Morocco in incredible late drama
Morocco fails to win on home soil Senegal have won a dramatic final to become Africa Cup of Nations champions on Sunday, beating hosts Morocco 1-0 in a tense game that went to extra-time. Six Premier League players are now African champions, as Habib Diarra, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Ismaila Sarr, Pape […]
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