Craziest ways that a team won a tournament

craziest ways that a team won a tournament. Back in January 1826, Morocco and Senegal faced off in the Afcon final, where Morocco, the host nation, was under massive pressure to end a 50-year trophy drought. While before the match even began, Senegal were unhappy due to the lack of security they had when they arrived to the capital, needing to navigate through the crowds by themselves. On top of this, their training ground was located in Morocco's complex, where their session reportedly could be viewed by Moroccan officials, leading Senegal to report Morocco to the African governing body. But, despite Senegal's displeasure with these events, they reported to the match and everything progressed normally. Well, for the beginning, at least. You see, the game remained a 10-0-0 draw, heading into injury time. However, everything changed when the stadium erupted into pure chaos after Senegal appeared to score the winning goal in the 92nd minute, but the referee made a controversial call that instantly flipped the match on its head. Because he blew his whistle for a foul before the ball crossed the line, VAR was legally unable to review the play, which left the Senegal players absolutely furious. Things got even worse just minutes later when the ref didn't blow the whistle when Brachim Diaz went down the box, but then the referee used VAR to award Morocco a penalty in the 98th minute, causing the entire Senegal team to walk off the pitch in a protest that lasted for roughly 15 minutes. But, that wasn't even the craziest part. The most shocking moment of the night happened once the players finally returned to the field. After Saudi Omane convinced his teammates to finish the game, Morocco's star Brachim Diaz stepped up to take the penalty in front of 66,526 fans. The pressure was already intense since it was a last minute penalty kick, not to mention that it was a final. And it would win Morocco their first Afcon in over 50 years. Instead of playing it safe, especially with all the chaos that just happened, he attempted a disrespectful penenca chip right down the middle, but the goalkeeper stood his ground and caught the ball with ease, immediately sending the game into extra time while the home crowd watched in disbelief. But, Senegal used that momentum to pull off the ultimate upset. Only four minutes into extra time, Pepe Guy unleashed a massive thunderbolt from outside the box that smashed into the net to give Senegal the lead. And Senegal officially won 1 nil to secure the craziest victory in tournament history.