Senegal’s Pape Gueye has etched his name into African football history after scoring a dramatic goal in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 final, putting the Lions of Teranga ahead during the first half of extra time.

His strike came with the second period of extra time still to be played, but its significance is already monumental.

Gueye became the first player to score in extra time of an AFCON final since Ndaye Mulamba (DR Congo) and Brighton Sinyangwe (Zambia) on March 12, 1974, ending a 51-year gap.

The goal marked Senegal’s 100th in AFCON history, a symbolic milestone on the tournament’s biggest stage. Even more notably, it was Senegal’s first-ever goal in an AFCON final, finally overcoming a long-standing barrier for the team after years of near misses.

With one half of extra time still to be played, the tension remains high, but regardless of the final result, Pape Gueye’s strike has already secured his place in Senegalese and African football history, bridging generations and rewriting the nation’s AFCON narrative.