The AFCON final 2026 took place on January 18 in Rabat, Morocco. It was a tense, dramatic encounter between two of Africa’s football powerhouses Morocco and Senegal. The game will be remembered most for the decision by some of Senegal’s players to walk off the pitch in protest of a penalty being awarded to Morocco in the final moments of regulation time, with the score sitting at 0-0. The referee’s decision came just minutes after Senegal had a goal controversially disallowed at the other end. After a lengthy stoppage of…
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