Senegal win AFCON title after players walk off in protest at late Morocco penalty in final

Senegal coach Pape Thiaw led his team off the field on Sunday while Moroccan fans celebrated and whistled.

DR Congo's referee Jean-Jacques Ndala checks on Senegal's Lamine Camara during the Africa Cup of Nations final. Pic: AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy.

Pape Gueye blasted Senegal to Africa Cup of Nations glory after Morocco's Brahim Diaz missed a stoppage-time penalty as the tournament ended in chaos.

The Villarreal midfielder hammered home an eventful game's only goal in extra time to secure the continental crown for the second time, but only after Real Madrid star Diaz had wasted a glorious, if controversial, opportunity to win it for the hosts when he directed his panenka attempt straight at keeper Edouard Mendy.