Sawane headed home the winning goal seven minutes from time as Senegal scored twice in four minutes to beat Morocco 2-1.
Mamadou Sawane on Friday scored the winning goal as Senegal came from a goal down to clinch their first-ever U-17 Africa Cup of Nations title in Algiers.
Skipper Ait Boudlal peeled away from his markers before beating the keeper to the ball to head home from an Abdel Hamid Maali corner. In the second half, Senegal started faster off the blocks, Mamadou Sadio shooting just over with only 45 seconds gone on the clock.On the other end, Morocco had a chance when Maali struck a shot from the edge of the box, but it flew wide.
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