Afcon Update: Unbelievable Scenes Plus Heartbreak For Brahim Diaz

On Sunday evening, Brahim Diaz and his Morocco broadside were successful AFCON action, arsenic they faced Senegal successful nan last connected location soil, successful nan superior of Rabat. They were looking to triumph only their 2nd AFCON ever, and their first since 1976.

Likewise pinch each of nan erstwhile six games, Diaz was deployed connected nan correct manus broadside of attack, again up of former Real Madrid right-back Achraf Hakimi. The guardant was looking to go nan first subordinate successful AFCON history to people successful six games astatine nan aforesaid tournament.

In an AFCON rarity, nan finals had gone existent to form. The 2 tourney favourites were successful nan final. The 2 highest-ranked African nations were successful nan final. It is clear that these are nan 2 champion teams connected nan continent.

Just earlier nan hr mark, nan hosts had their astir presentable opportunity of nan crippled pinch a changeable from adjacent range, but could not make it count. Truth beryllium told, Diaz was struggling to person overmuch effect connected nan crippled astatine all.

In stoppage time, Senegal had a extremity controversially disallowed for a foul. Just minutes later, Morocco were awarded a punishment successful nan dying moments, aft Diaz was alleged to person been brought down by El Hadji Malick Diouf successful nan area.

Chaos ensued, pinch nan Senegal head taking his players disconnected nan transportation successful protestation aft a extremity was disallowed and a punishment fixed against them wrong a fewer minutes of stoppage time.

After an incredibly agelong delay, Morocco had a chance to triumph nan AFCON connected location soil, pinch adjacent capable nan last footwear of nan tournament, and Diaz was taking. The Real Madrid man stepped up - and decided to panenka it. The rumor is, Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy hadn't dived, and he was made to look silly successful beforehand of millions.

So, aft that miss successful nan 24th infinitesimal of stoppage time, nan crippled was heading to other clip to determine who would triumph nan 25/26 AFCON.

Things would get moreover worse, arsenic wrong 5 minutes of other time, Senegal scored nan opening extremity of nan crippled pinch a wonderment onslaught from extracurricular nan box. Four minutes later, Diaz was hooked to compound a miserable nighttime for him.

That would beryllium it. Morocco would suffer nan last 1-0 aft other time. Absolutely unbelievable. It can't beryllium overstated really sadistic this was for Diaz. He'll ne'er hide that for nan remainder of his profession and nan remainder of his life. He could person been nan first-ever subordinate to people successful six AFCON games astatine nan aforesaid tournament, and now he has to unrecorded pinch that. Sad to see.

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