Senegal win AFCON after football's most dramatic final: Morocco star misses late penalty that sparked walk-off protest from Sadio Mane and Co, as riot police are forced to contain angry fans in ugly s
Senegal were later convinced back onto the pitch, with the penalty kick eventually taken by Diaz in the 113th minute - 17 minutes after he was fouled. Regragui deemed his player's race run, with Diaz substituted at the start of the 30 added minutes. But Senegal clung on, with players collapsing in ecstasy on the sodden pitch after the most dramatic reversals of fortune. On the penalty, he wondered 'what Brahim Diaz (was) doing' and called him 'too clever for his own good.' He may never ever get another chance to score a winning goal in an AFCON final,' he continued.
Source: Daily Mail January 18, 2026 21:14 UTC
