
Pape Gueye’s thunderous effort in extra time earned Senegal a narrow 1–0 victory over their hosts Morocco on Sunday, but this year’s Africa Cup of Nations final will go down in history for all the wrong reasons.
This has been a laudable edition of AFCON. Amid all the state of the art stadiums, high-class goals and exhibitions of continental excellence, the only complaint has been a lack of upsets.