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THE SECRET CONVERSATION BETWEEN EDOUARD MENDY AND BRAHIM DIAZ BEFORE THE PENALTY MISS
A 17-minute walk-off and a failed Panenka: Discover the inside story of how Morocco lost the AFCON 2026 final to Senegal.
Morocco manager Walid Regragui said Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz looked unsettled before his shocking penalty miss in the Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal.
Diaz had a golden shot at making history when Morocco won a last-minute penalty with the score still 0-0. One goal would have handed them their first continental title in half a century. But right when the pressure was at its peak, chaos broke out. Senegal’s coach, Pape Thiaw, pulled his whole team off the pitch to protest the VAR decision that led to the penalty. Suddenly, nobody knew what was going on. The Senegal players disappeared into the dressing room, fans tried to storm the field, and security scrambled to keep order. Seventeen minutes ticked by—seventeen long, tense minutes.
When the dust settled and everyone finally returned, Senegal’s keeper Edouard Mendy dragged things out even more, stalling at the penalty spot while Sadio Mane tried to calm everyone down. Diaz tried to block it all out. He kissed the ball, set it down, and went for a Panenka. But the shot was weak, and Mendy barely had to move. He caught it with ease.
The final turned into a wild, messy affair. In extra time, Senegal’s Pape Gueye broke through with a brilliant winner, and just like that, Senegal had their second AFCON title. Morocco’s players were crushed. Diaz, in tears, watched as Senegal lifted the trophy.
People on social media started whispering that Diaz missed the penalty on purpose, maybe as a protest against himself. But Regragui dismissed all of that. “He had too much time to think before the kick, and that messed with his head,” he said. “But what’s done is done. That’s how he took the penalty. Now we move forward.”
When reporters pressed Mendy about his conversation with Diaz before the miss, he just smiled. “That’s between us,” he said. “We went through it together, we came back together, and tonight, we can be proud.” Did he think Diaz missed on purpose? “No way. Let’s be serious. You really think, with one minute left and a country waiting fifty years for a title, anyone would throw that away? He wanted to score, and I did my job stopping him. That’s it.”
Diaz finished as the tournament’s top scorer, but after the loss, he was left posing for photos with player of the tournament Sadio Mane and top goalkeeper Yassine Bounou—an awkward moment after such heartbreak.
Nigeria legend John Obi Mikel didn’t sugarcoat it on Channel 4: “That miss spoils everything Diaz did in this tournament. He’s going to be devastated for weeks, maybe months.”
Former Morocco international Hassan Kachloul agreed. “Diaz will have nightmares about this for days, but that’s football. He probably changed his mind a few times before that kick. Sadly, Morocco paid the price.”
Meanwhile, Sadio Mane earned plenty of praise for dragging his teammates back onto the field after their walk-off. Former Nigeria forward Daniel Amokachi called him “an ambassador for football”, saying, “He knows what this game is all about. Morocco only have themselves to blame—they had so many chances to win.”
Kachloul added, “What really stood out was Sadio Mane. He was the one who got his team back on the pitch. It shows what kind of person he is. He saved African football—and maybe world football, too—by bringing them back.”
CRISTIANO RONALDO PROTESTS AL-HILAL'S BENZEMA DEAL BY SKIPPING AL-NASSR LEAGUE MATCH
Cristiano Ronaldo is fuming. Discover why the Al-Nassr star skipped his last match and is now threatening to leave Saudi Arabia.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been the main attraction in the Saudi Pro League ever since he landed in the Middle East three years ago. Now, for the first time, it looks like he’s actually thinking about leaving. He’s frustrated. He feels the playing field isn’t level, and it’s starting to get to him.
Here’s the deal: Four clubs in the league—Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, and Al-Ahli—get their backing straight from the state. But Ronaldo sat out Al-Nassr’s match against Al-Riyadh on Monday night. Why? He was protesting. He found out Al-Hilal was about to sign Karim Benzema from Al-Ittihad, and that was the last straw. From Ronaldo’s perspective, Al-Hilal keeps getting more freedom to splash cash than everyone else. They’re the current champions, and Ronaldo still hasn’t managed to win his first Saudi title.
Saudi officials tried to calm him down. According to Diario AS, they reached out and argued that most of Al-Hilal’s extra spending comes from Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, not the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Al-Hilal just brought in Kader Meite for €30 million, Saimon Bouabre for €23 million, and now Benzema. Al-Nassr, on the other hand, only managed two free transfers this winter. Sure, they spent a lot more in the summer, but that didn’t seem to matter to Ronaldo.
Reports from Portugal, cited by AS, say Ronaldo’s not ruling anything out—not even leaving Saudi Arabia this summer. That’s despite just signing an extension with Al-Nassr until 2027.
And honestly, he has a point. Since he arrived, Al-Hilal have spent €647 million, while Al-Nassr have shelled out €410 million and Al-Ittihad €365 million. These numbers probably don’t include salaries—and let’s face it, nobody’s making more than Ronaldo. He’s supposed to return on Friday when Al-Nassr face Al-Ittihad, but right now, no one really knows if he’ll play or if he’s planning his next move.
N’GOLO KANTE SKIPS TRAINING AS AL-ITTIHAD BLOCK HIS MOVE TO FENERBAHCE OFFICIALLY
N’Golo Kante has gone on strike at Al-Ittihad after a paperwork error blocked his move to Fenerbahce. Can he still sign by Friday?
N’Golo Kanté didn’t show up for Al-Ittihad training on Tuesday, and it’s not hard to see why. He was all set to head to Fenerbahçe, but the deal fell apart at the last minute—apparently because Al-Ittihad messed up some paperwork. Kante was supposed to fly to Istanbul and sign, but thanks to this administrative slip, he’s stuck in limbo. There’s still a shot at reviving the transfer sinceKanté Turkey’s transfer window stays open until Friday, February 6.
Kante was one of the first big European names to jump to the Saudi Pro League, joining Al-Ittihad in 2023 after seven years with Chelsea. He’s been a key player in Jeddah, helping Al-Ittihad win the 2024-25 league title and the King’s Cup.
Then, in the middle of the January window, word got out that Fenerbahce wanted him. The Turkish club were eager to add a World Cup winner to their squad. The plan was to swap Kante for Youssef En-Nesyri, who’d head to Saudi Arabia. Everything seemed set until deadline day, when news broke that an error by Al-Ittihad in the Transfer Matching System stopped the transfer cold.
Fenerbahce didn’t hold back. They blamed Al-Ittihad directly, saying they’d done everything right: agreements with the players, medicals, paperwork, all wrapped up on time. But Al-Ittihad entered something wrong in the system, and that was that. Fenerbahçe even asked for an extension and reached out to FIFA, but nothing moved. In the end, the deal died, and Fenerbahçe put out a statement saying they understood the frustration and would keep working to strengthen the squad.
Meanwhile, Kante’s making his feelings clear. According to Ben Jacobs, he skipped training on Tuesday, still hoping the move to Fenerbahce can happen. Santi Aouna says talks between the clubs aren’t dead yet. L’Equipe is reporting that Kanté doesn’t want to play for Al-Ittihad while he waits for FIFA’s decision. With the Turkish window open until Friday, there’s still a glimmer of hope for Kante, though En-Nesyri’s move is off the table for now.
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