US EditionMorocco: Brahim Diaz Afcon Heartbreak - What to Know About Panenkas
- On Sunday, Brahim Díaz, Real Madrid forward and Morocco player, missed a panenka in the AFCON 2025 final, which Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy saved, costing Morocco the title.
- The panenka, named for Antonín Panenka, is a soft chip down the centre relying on the goalkeeper diving; Panenka first used this technique in the 1976 UEFA European Championship final against Sepp Maier.
- Under prolonged interruption, Díaz tried the audacious chip after a 14-minute delay, but Mendy anticipated the panenka, stayed on his feet, and saved the softly struck attempt.
- Senegal were crowned AFCON 2025 champions after a chaotic final, with Thiaw protesting and journalists walking out, prompting AIPS condemnation in Rabat.
- The panenka has produced both immortality and infamy across football history, with famous practitioners like Zinedine Zidane, Andrea Pirlo, Alexis Sánchez, Achraf Hakimi, and Lionel Messi linking Brahim Díaz’s attempt to a storied tradition.
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On Sunday, January 18, the Africa Cup of Nations final was played at Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Morocco. There, in addition to the players, a towel took its sights in the extra time and became the most famous cloth in the history of football.This was what happened: the Senegalese goalkeeper, Édouard Mendy, had his towel by hand near the frame, as many goalkeepers do, to dry his gloves and face because it was raining.But then it happened the unus…
Aziz Akhannouch greeted the organizers of the African Cup of Nations in the wake of the final lost by the Lions of Atlas against Senegal. The Prime Minister of Morocco notably took the defense of Brahim Diaz despite his completely missed penalty in the last minutes of the time...
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