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Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz fired off a ridiculous panenka penalty attempt in the Africa Cup of Nations final deep into stoppage time, with his miss in turn denying Morocco the chance to win the tournament against Senegal after chaotic scenes played out in Rabat. AFP via Getty Images Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz fired off a ridiculous panenka penalty attempt deep into stoppage time in the Africa Cup of Nations final deep into stoppage time. As a consequence, his miss in turn denied Morocco the chance to win the tournament against Senegal in regular time, after chaotic scenes played out in Rabat. The forward had been his country’s star player until now, and led the continental competition’s scoring ranks ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with five strikes. During the final as it ran into stoppage time, Senegal were denied a potential winner after it was deemed there had been a push on Achraf Hakimi in the Morocco box. Then at the other end shortly after, Diaz was brought down in the area as a corner came in, and several members of the Senegal team headed off the pitch and down the tunnel in protest when the referee awarded a penalty. After a good 16 minutes of chaotic scenes and arguments, Sadio Mane brought his teammates back onto the pitch. Real Madrid star Brahim did not take the chance to become an eternal hero When the spot kick was finally taken, though, in the 114th minute, Brahim missed his opportunity to become an eternal hero. Rather than picking a corner, the attacker went for a panenka down the middle which has been widely ridiculed for the way it was easily saved by former Chelsea shotstopper Edouard Mendy. As the final whistle of regular time was blown, the Real Madrid star…

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