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BRAHIM DIAZ’S FAILED PANENKA: THE MOMENT ARROGANCE HANDED SENEGAL THE 2026 AFCON TROPHY
Brahim Diaz was left in tears after his failed panenka cost Morocco the AFCON final. We break down the chaos and Senegal's win.
Brahim Diaz, once a Manchester City striker, broke down in tears after blowing a golden chance in the wild Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco. With just minutes left, he tried a Panenka penalty, only for Edouard Mendy to read him perfectly and save it.
The match had already gone off the rails. Senegal’s manager, Pape Thiaw, furious over a controversial penalty call, yanked his team off the field. The drama started when referee Jean-Jacques Ngambo first ruled out Senegal’s opening goal, then handed Morocco a penalty after a messy tangle in the box. Fans waited through a 13-minute delay as emotions boiled over.
When play finally resumed, Diaz stepped up with a chance to become a Moroccan hero. He went for that audacious chip down the middle, but Mendy barely flinched. The miss was the last kick before extra time. Diaz’s teammates rushed to console him, but he looked crushed. Coach Walid Regragui argued with him during the break and, just eight minutes into extra time, pulled him from the game.
Cameras caught Diaz on the bench, hiding his face in his shirt, tears streaming down as he watched. Not long after, Pape Gueye smashed home a stunning goal for Senegal, finally breaking the deadlock.
The final was pure chaos. Earlier, Abdoulaye Seck got whistled for a collision with Achraf Hakimi, which sparked more outrage from the Senegal side. At the opposite end, Malick Diouf was called for dragging Diaz down at a corner, leading to the penalty drama that stopped the game until the 111th minute. Diaz’s miss turned out to be the turning point—Gueye’s goal sealed Senegal’s second AFCON title.
Senegal’s victory had an extra edge, too. The days leading up to the final were marked by accusations from Senegal that Morocco, as hosts, had tried to sabotage their preparations. Thiaw didn’t hold back after the match: “What happened was abnormal,” he said. “The players were in danger. Anything could have happened because of malicious people.”
CAF, the tournament organisers, fired back with a statement defending their handling of everything. They insisted every team got equal treatment, and when Senegal complained about their training pitch, CAF stepped in and sorted it out right away. Senegal also got to pick their own hotel and received their ticket quota for the final. CAF wrapped up by wishing both teams luck for a final that reached fans in 180 countries.
SENEGAL WINS SECOND AFCON TITLE AFTER WILD "PANENKA" DISASTER IN RABAT DRAMA
Senegal are African champions! Relive the 14-minute walk-off, the Diaz panenka miss, and Pape Gueye’s extra-time heroics.
Pape Gueye fired Senegal to a wild 1-0 win over Morocco after extra time, capping off an Africa Cup of Nations final packed with chaos and drama.
The night turned on its head late in regulation. With the match still goalless, Morocco’s Brahim Diaz won a penalty after VAR spotted Senegal’s El Hadji Malick Diouf dragging him down in the box. Senegal’s players lost it. Their coach, Pape Bouna Thiaw, called them off the field. Sadio Mane, the team’s heartbeat, eventually talked everyone into coming back. The stadium buzzed with confusion and tension as officials and players crowded around the touchline monitor.
When play finally resumed—after a 14-minute wait—Diaz stepped up to take the penalty but tried a cheeky chip. It was a disaster. The ball floated harmlessly into Senegal keeper Edouard Mendy’s hands. The Moroccan fans groaned. Momentum swung.
Senegal actually thought they’d scored earlier, only to see a goal ruled out for a foul. That just fuelled their anger. But after surviving the penalty scare, they looked like a team on a mission.
Four minutes into extra time, Mane won the ball in midfield and slipped it to Idrissa Gana Gueye, who set up Pape Gueye. He shrugged off Moroccan captain Achraf Hakimi and lashed a shot into the top corner. The stadium, packed with 66,000 mostly Moroccan fans, fell silent.
Morocco desperately pushed for an equaliser. Nayef Aguerd smacked a header off the bar in extra time, but the ball wouldn’t go in. Diaz, distraught after his miss, got subbed out. The hosts’ hopes of ending a 50-year wait for a second AFCON title vanished.
Senegal nearly made it 2-0, but Cherif Ndiaye missed a golden chance late on. It didn’t matter. The final whistle sparked celebrations for Senegal, who claimed their second Cup of Nations title in three years. Their first came only in 2022, a dramatic penalty shootout win over Egypt.
Now, Senegal can look forward to the World Cup in the United States this June. The big question? Whether Mane—who hinted this might be his last AFCON—sticks around for another run.
Of course, there’ll be questions about how Senegal’s players and fans handled the penalty drama, and maybe about the Moroccan organisers, too. The final itself was tense and cagey, with not much to shout about in front of goal. Senegal’s Iliman Ndiaye forced a save from Yassine Bounou in the first half, and Morocco’s Ayoub El Kaabi missed a sitter after the break.
But in the end, Senegal survived the madness and found a hero in Gueye. For Morocco, it was heartbreak—many fans had already slipped away into the wet Rabat night before the final whistle.
THE UNTOLD STORY OF HOW SADIO MANE SAVED THE AFCON FINAL FROM COLLAPSE
Sadio Mane saved the match before winning the trophy. Relive the chaos, the walk-off, and the dramatic extra-time win in Rabat.
The AFCON final in Rabat between Senegal and Morocco took a wild turn in injury time. With the score still stuck at 0-0, Senegal thought they’d finally broken through—a late header, in the back of the net. Then the ref called it back. Abdoulaye Seck got flagged for a foul on Achraf Hakimi, who went down like he’d been hit by a bus.
Things only got messier from there. Moments later, Brahim Diaz went flying in the box after the slightest pull from El Hadji Malick Diouf during a corner. The ref pointed to the spot. The Senegalese players weren’t having it. Most of the team stormed off the pitch, straight into the tunnel, while everyone tried to figure out what was happening. Sadio Mané hung back, talking to the officials and some of the Moroccan players, trying to calm things down. Eventually, Senegal’s coach, Pape Thiaw, convinced his players to come back out.
Thiaw actually started the walkout after the referee checked the VAR monitor for Diouf’s penalty. At first, Mane looked ready to join his teammates, but then he stopped. He started waving them back, almost like he was directing traffic, and, eventually, they listened. With 126 caps for Senegal, people respect Mané. The match finally restarted.
Diaz tried to get cheeky with his penalty, going for a Panenka in the 24th minute of injury time. Edouard Mendy read it perfectly and made the save.
Then, just four minutes into extra time, Senegal turned the whole thing on its head. Pape Gueye fired a shot from outside the box, and it slipped past Moroccan keeper Yacine Bono. Finally, someone scored.
Mane, now 33, has earned a reputation as a true leader, not just for his play but for everything he’s done off the pitch. He’s helped build schools, handed out laptops, and even given money to the government when they needed it.
He told the BBC before the game, “I never wanted to be recognised after my career as a great football player. I just want to be recognised as a great, great human. For me, this is the more important honour.”
Back in 2022, Mane led Senegal to their first-ever AFCON title, beating his Liverpool teammate Mo Salah in the final. This latest tournament is his sixth (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025). He played three times as a Liverpool player, missing club matches so he could represent his country.
With 10 career AFCON goals, Mane sits tied for ninth all-time in the tournament’s history.
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