After more than 90 minutes of tense football in this month's AFCON final between Senegal and hosts Morocco, the game descended into chaos after the referee awarded Morocco a penalty kick deep into stoppage time.
Senegal, already furious after they had had a goal disallowed just a few minutes previously, stormed off the pitch and brought the match to a standstill for around 15 minutes. When play eventually resumed, Morocco's Brahim Diaz missed the spot kick, with Senegal then going on to win the tournament after a stoppage time winner from midfielder Pape Gueye.
The awarding of the penalty and Senegal's subsequent reaction has led to the AFCON final being mired in controversy and confusion. Morocco's head coach Walid Regragui said that "the image we've given of Africa is shameful" and that the actions of Senegal's boss Pape Thiaw in ordering his team off the pitch did "not honour Africa."
