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The Independent UK
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Brahim Diaz in tears after disastrous ‘Panenka’ penalty costs Morocco Afcon final

Brahim Diaz looks tearfully on after the Afcon final - (AFP via Getty Images)

Brahim Diaz was left in tears after his fluffed ‘Panenka’-style penalty cost Morocco their first Africa Cup of Nations title in 50 years in a chaotic final against Senegal.

The Real Madrid midfielder contentiously won the spot-kick deep into second-half stoppage time with the game still goalless, giving the Atlas Lions a golden opportunity to snatch the continental crown.

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