Morocco beat Jordan 3-2 in extra time to claim their second Arab Cup trophy in Qatar. Ahead of hosting Afcon 2025 from Sunday.
Oussama Tannane opened the scoring with an extraordinary long-range effort before Ali Olwan hit back twice for Jordan.
Al-Shabab striker Abderrazak Hamdallah's dramatic equaliser was awarded after VAR intervention, before his 99th-minute strike sealed victory.
Umm Salal winger Tannane's miraculous goal in the fourth minute came under pressure within his own half. As Jordan goalkeeper Yazid Abulaila was left flailing.
But Olwan powered in a close-range header after half-time. Then coolly lifted a penalty into Morocco's net after substitute Aschraf El Mahdioui's handball.
That put the Al-Karma striker on six goals, enough to claim the tournament Golden Boot.
But it was Hamdallah who made the headlines.
His clumsy finish from a corner ricocheted off the post twice before he finally poked it home.
Even then, it took a lengthy VAR check for the goal to be given.
Olwan had an opportunity to win the Cup with a hat-trick in the dying moments of injury time. But scuffed his attempted chip into the arms of El Mehdi Benabid.
That allowed Hamdallah to steal in at the back post and fire Morocco to the title in front of 80,000 fans at the Lusail Stadium.
To get to the final, Morocco had topped a group containing Saudi Arabia, Comoros, and Oman.
They followed that up with a win over Syria in the quarter-finals, then dispatched the United Arab Emirates 3-0 in the semi-finals.
The Atlas Lions open their Afcon campaign against Comoros on Sunday, and will hope the Arab Cup momentum can carry them to their second title.
However, the two squads have different coaches and a different set of players.
The Arab Cup required players from Morocco's 'A' squad, who primarily play their Club footballer in Arab countries.
