Pape Gueye was named Man-of-the-Match after his rocket helped Senegal to win the 35th Africa Cup of Nations, Softfootball reports.
The Terenga Lions beat Morocco 1-0 after 120 minutes to win Africa's biggest competition. After the game ended goalless after 90 minutes. The Villarreal midfielder stepped up in the first half of extra time to score a terrific shot past Yassine Bounou in goal for the host.
Announcing the award on its official X handle , CAF celebrated the midfielder as the best player on the night after he scored the winning goal. They posted:
