The best chance of the game was a penalty taken by Sadio Mané, which was saved by Egyptian goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal in the seventh minute.

Upon returning home, Senegal took part in a victory parade in the capital, Dakar, with over half a million supporters; it was one of the biggest celebrations in the country's history.

[15] A goalless match was followed by a penalty shootout; after Eric Bailly's shot was saved by substitute goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal, Salah converted the decisive spot-kick.

Sofiane Boufal converted an early penalty to give Morocco the advantage, but Salah scored the equalizer in the 55th minute.

Egypt eventually won after extra time, as Salah assisted a decisive goal by Trézéguet in the 100th minute.

[18] This victory meant Egypt reached their 10th Africa Cup of Nations final and were the first ever team to win three consecutive knockout matches in the competition after extra time.

[24] Five days later, they comfortably beat Equatorial Guinea 3–1 thanks to goals from Famara Diédhiou and substitutes Cheikhou Kouyaté and Ismaïla Sarr.

They nonetheless defeated the Stallions by a score of 3–1, courtesy of goals from Abdou Diallo, Bamba Dieng, and Sadio Mane.

Egypt also made a change from the semi-finals, with Emam Ashour starting at right-back instead of Omar Kamal, who was suspended after receiving two yellow cards during the knockout stage.

[36] Egypt's first chance came when Mohamed Salah swung in a free-kick towards Mahmoud Hamdy, but it was caught by Senegalese goalkeeper Édouard Mendy.

[37] Another chance fell to Salah, when he evaded the Senegal defenders and dribbled into the box, but he scuffed his shot, making it an easy save for Mendy.

[36] Another Senegal chance came in the 39th minute, when Famara Diédhiou flicked Ismaïla Sarr's cross towards goal, but Abou Gabal easily saved the shot.

[36] Egypt's strategy was to sit back and attempt the long ball, allowing Senegal to have the majority of the possession.

[36] The game was also a very physical one and multiple players received yellow cards, including Abdelmonem, Nampalys Mendy, Hamdy Fathy, and Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly.

[36] Egypt's best chance of the game thus far came when Zizo curled a free kick into the box, which was met by Abdelmonem, whose effort went over the bar.

[37] Egypt's attacking play improved in the second half, with another chance coming when a Trézéguet cross was flicked wide by Hamdy Fathy.

[38] Senegal had the first opportunity of extra time, with a Mané cross finding Bamba Dieng, whose attempt was saved by Abou Gabal.

The resulting corner was dealt with by Senegal,[38] and extra time ended still goalless, meaning the final had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Sadio Mané, who missed the earlier penalty in the match, stepped up and scored past Abou Gabal low to the left, giving Senegal both the 4–2 shootout victory and their first ever AFCON title.

"[43] Cissé had previously lost the 2002 African Cup of Nations Final as captain of Senegal, with him missing his penalty in the shootout.

[46] Senegal's president Macky Sall declared one day of national holiday and cancelled a state visit to Egypt and Ethiopia to welcome the team in Dakar.

[47] Thousands of people from around the country flocked to the streets of Dakar to celebrate, and the environment in the capital was described as "ecstatic" by BBC News.