‘Football has won,’ said Edouard Mendy after Senegal's victory over Morocco in the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Senegal's goalkeeper commented on the Lions of Teranga's victory in the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Senegalese team defeated host country Morocco after an electric match in Rabat.

The winning goal came in extra time thanks to Pape Gueye after chaos caused by a controversial penalty awarded to Morocco. After this crazy match, Edouard Mendy said: ‘Football won. Football was celebrated. We just had the ball and our weapons, and we responded in the best possible way.’

The Senegalese goalkeeper also referred to the controversial refereeing decisions and the penalty he saved with composure. ‘We just had the ball and our weapons, and we responded in the best possible way. Brahim Diaz's penalty, a fix? He wanted to score. I got the credit for saving it, that's all.’