AFCON Final LIVE: Morocco and Senegal Battle for Glory

Senegal are looking to ruin the party in Rabat as Morocco aim to win the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1976 and you can follow it all live with ESPN. The two sides remain 0-0 in the second half after a first 45 filled with chances. Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has made two excellent saves from Pape Gueye and Nicolas Jackson -- before the hosts had their best opportunity through Nayef Aguerd right before the break. All the action can be followed live here. The tournament hosts reached the final in the capital courtesy of a win on penalties over Nigeria, while Senegal beat Egypt 1-0 in Tangiers after Sadio Mané's late goal. Nigeria finished third with a win on penalties over Egypt on Saturday, in a shootout which saw both Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Manchester City's Omar Marmoush miss from the penalty spot. Nigeria bounced back from their semifinal defeat to finish third for the ninth time. Morocco reached the final for the first time since 2004 with the win over Nigeria, where they lost 2-1 to hosts Tunisia. Senegal last won the trophy in 2021, beating Egypt on penalties to win their first ever Africa Cup of Nations, after being defeated in the final in both 2002 and 2019.