00:00A final marred by chaos sparks joy on the streets of Dakar after Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 in the final of the African Cup of Nations.
00:10The victory is beautiful. We try to steal our victory. But thank God, praise God, Senegal will always be victorious.
00:20Only God knows what I'm feeling right now. It's a complete emotional rollercoaster. I'm running around in all directions.
00:26For fans of Africa's top-ranked side, heartbreak.
00:34We were just one minute, not even, from being African champions. Football is often cruel. Today we see that.
00:41We lost this match along with the chance we had to be champions of Africa. Then we lost Digaman during the match.
00:48So we finished with ten men. From the moment we missed the penalty, everything turned against us.
00:52We hit the crossbar. It was a balanced match. We knew it would be decided by small details.
00:58The match descended into chaos after a late penalty was controversially awarded to Morocco.
01:05Incensed, Senegal's head coach ordered his team off the field. Order was finally restored after a lengthy break.
01:12A Penenka penalty from the spot by Diaz was comfortably saved before Pat Gay's strike in the fourth minute of extra time produced the only goal of the game.
01:23Delivering a second African Cup in three tournaments to the Senegalese.
01:28While Morocco's fans' 50-year wait for their second African Cup continues.
01:33Continues.
01:34Continues.
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