The Africa Cup of Nations has concluded following a chaotic final showdown between Senegal and Morocco.
Senegal were the first team to confirm their place in Sunday’s final, edging out Egypt in Tangier last Wednesday thanks to Sadio Mane’s late strike.
Hosts Morocco then needed a penalty shootout to edge past Nigeria in Rabat after a goalless draw in regulation and extra time.
That set up a heavyweight final on Sunday and Senegal emerged victorious thanks to Pape Gueye’s sensational strike in the fourth minute of extra-time.
However, that is only half of the story. Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz wasted a golden, if controversial, opportunity to win it for the hosts in stoppage time as his panenka penalty attempt was easily caught by Edouard Mendy.
This was after Senegal coach Pape Thiaw, who had minutes earlier seen his team denied a goal for a foul, ordered his players off the pitch after referee Jean Jacques Ndala awarded Morocco a penalty after a VAR review eight minutes into stoppage time.
Nigeria, meanwhile, secured yet another podium finish after beating Egypt on penalties in the third place-play-off on Saturday.
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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Egypt 0-0 Nigeria (Nigeria won 4-2 on pens)
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Nigeria 0-0 Morocco (Morocco won 4-2 on pens)
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Saturday, January 3, 2026
Mali 1-1 Tunisia (pens 3-2)
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Morocco 1-0 Tanzania
South Africa 1-2 Cameroon
Monday, January 5, 2026
Egypt 2-1 Benin (AET)
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Algeria 1-0 DR Congo (AET)
Ivory Coast 3-0 Burkina Faso
Group stage results
Sunday, December 21
Group A: Morocco 2-0 Comoros
Monday, December 22
Group A: Mali 1-1 Zambia
Group B: South Africa 2-1 Angola
Group B: Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe
Tuesday, December 23
Group D: DR Congo 1-0 Benin
Group D: Senegal 3-0 Botswana
Group C: Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania
Group C: Tunisia 3-1 Uganda
Wednesday, December 24
Goup E: Burkina Faso 2-1 Equatorial Guinea
Group E: Algeria 3-0 Sudan
Group F: Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique
Group F: Cameroon 1-0 Gabon
Friday, December 26
Group B: Angola 1-1 Zimbabwe
Group B: Egypt 1-0 South Africa
Group A: Zambia 0-0 Comoros
Group A: Morocco 1-1 Mali
Saturday, December 27
Group D: Benin 1-0 Botswana
Group D: Senegal 1-1 DR Congo
Group C: Uganda 1-1 Tanzania
Group C: Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia
Sunday, December 28
Group F: Gabon 2-3 Mozambique
Group E: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan
Group E: Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso
Group F: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon
Monday, December 29
Group B: Angola 0-0 Egypt
Group B: Zimbabwe 2-3 South Africa
Group A: Comoros 0-0 Mali
Group A: Zambia 0-3 Morocco
Tuesday, December 30
Group C: Tanzania 1-1 Tunisia
Group C: Uganda 1-3 Nigeria
Group D: Benin 0-3 Senegal
Group D: Botswana 0-3 DR Congo
Wednesday, December 31
Group E: Equatorial Guinea 1-3 Algeria
Group E: Sudan 0-2 Burkina Faso
Group F: Gabon 2-3 Ivory Coast
Group F: Mozambique 1-2 Cameroon
Group A table
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Morocco |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+5 |
7 |
2 |
Mali |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Comoros |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
Zambia |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-3 |
2 |
Group B table
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Egypt |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+2 |
7 |
2 |
South Africa |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
6 |
3 |
Angola |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
Zimbabwe |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
Group C table
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Nigeria |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
+4 |
9 |
2 |
Tunisia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
3 |
Tanzania |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
Uganda |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-4 |
1 |
Group D table
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Senegal |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+6 |
7 |
2 |
DR Congo |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+4 |
7 |
3 |
Benin |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-3 |
3 |
4 |
Botswana |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-7 |
0 |
Group E table
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Algeria |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
+6 |
9 |
2 |
Burkina Faso |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
6 |
3 |
Sudan |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-4 |
3 |
4 |
Equatorial Guinea |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-4 |
0 |
Group F table
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Ivory Coast |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+2 |
7 |
2 |
Cameroon |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+2 |
7 |
3 |
Mozambique |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
3 |
4 |
Gabon |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
0 |
Third-place ranking
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Mozambique |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
Benin |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-3 |
3 |
3 |
Sudan |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-4 |
3 |
4 |
Tanzania |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
5 |
Angola |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
6 |
Comoros |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
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