The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will long be remembered for the way it finished. There were chaotic scenes at the end of regulation time in the final, when the award of a penalty to Morocco sparked a walk-off from Senegal and led to a delay of over 16 minutes before Brahim Diaz had his Panenka attempt saved. Atlas Lions boss Walid Regragui decried the incident as "shameful", and the Confederation of African Football (Caf) is yet to announce the sanctions. The fallout from Senegal's eventual victory in Rabat should not detract from what has been a largely well-organised finals where a record 121 goals were scored. BBC Sport Africa explores what else we learned from just under a month of competition in Morocco.

Source: BBC January 21, 2026 18:33 UTC