After beating Nigeria to get to their first U20 AFCON final, Mali took it a step further by clinching the title after a nervous final played in Niamey.
The final got to penalties after the game and extra-time ended at 1-1. Mali scored first before Senegal equalised to force the game to extra time and then penalties.
This was revenge for Mali who had been beaten 2-0 by Senegal earlier in the group stage of the tournament.
It was also a third successive final loss for Senegal in this tournament but they can take solace in the fact that they had earlier qualified for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup courtesy of their place in the semifinals.
Ndiaye of Senegal finished as the highest goalscorer of the tournament while teammate Moussa Ndiaye was named Player of the Tournament.
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