"Morocco will look to end a 50-year wait for their second continental title when they face Senegal in the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. But the Atlas Lions will also be looking to garner the ultimate return for their country's huge investment in footballing infrastructure. The game in Rabat (19:00 GMT) pits the continent's top two teams against one another, with the North Africans ranked 11th in the world and the Teranga Lions eight places below them."
""It's been a long time for everyone in the country. It's the dream of all Moroccans." Morocco boast the best defence at the finals, with five clean sheets and the only goal conceded by Yassine Bounou coming from the penalty spot, but will face a stern examination from a Senegal side which has scored 12 times en route to booking their place at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium."
Morocco meets Senegal in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat as Morocco chases a second continental title after a 50-year wait. Morocco are ranked 11th in the world and present the tournament's best defence with five clean sheets and only one goal conceded from a penalty. Senegal sit eight places lower and have scored 12 goals en route to the final, aiming for a second Afcon crown after 2021. The champions will receive $10m in prize money. African coaches will lead the winners for a fourth consecutive edition. King Mohammed VI has backed long-term development, funding stadium projects, an academy opened in 2009 and a training complex opened in 2019.
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