Senegal are Africa Cup of Nations champions after a 1-0 win against Morocco in a chaotic final in Rabat. Pape Gueye scored the only goal of the game with a thumping strike into the top corner in extra time.

Sadio Mané has emerged as the hero for Senegal’s unlikely triumph over host Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

Morocco have achieved their highest FIFA men's world ranking, rising to eighth, despite losing the Africa Cup of Nations final to Senegal, who climbed to 12th on Monday. Morocco were beaten 1-0 after extra time by Senegal in the decider in Rabat on Sunday,

Morocco, World Cup semifinalists, had the chance at home to win their first AFCON since 1976, but it was Senegal that came out on top

Walid Regragui has said the lengthy wait time before Morocco's injury-time penalty "disturbed" Brahim Díaz and led to him having his panenka effort saved.

Morocco hopes to end its 50-year wait for the Africa Cup of Nations crown on Sunday when it will face Senegal in this year’s final. And one would struggle to argue against these being the two most deserving teams to have made the deciding matchup in Rabat, where Sadio Mane will hope to land his second AFCON title.

Morocco have achieved their highest FIFA men's world ranking, rising to eighth, despite losing the Africa Cup of Nations final to Senegal, who climbed to 12th on Monday.

The quality of Morocco's football again shone through despite the chaos during and following the host nation's defeat by Senegal in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final, according to former Scotland winger Pat Nevin.