Brahim Diaz Breaks Silence With Emotional Statement After Horror AFCON Penalty Miss
After missing his penalty in the AFCON final, Brahim Diaz has now shared an emotional statement.
The Morocco star had the chance to win the game with essentially the last kick of the game but sent his chipped effort right into the hands of Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
The game went into extra time, and with 94 minutes played, Pape Gueye would blast in the opening goal of the game.
This was enough to see Senegal come away with a 1-0 victory.
Understandably, Diaz has faced a great deal of criticism for his failed Panenka, which cost his team their first AFCON in 50 years, and looked distraught after the game as he collected the Golden Boot prize for the tournament’s top scorer.
He has now spoken out publicly for the first time since the final.
Diaz Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ For AFCON Penalty Miss Morocco’s Brahim Diaz kisses the ball as he prepares to take a penalty vs Senegal
Taking to his official Instagram account, the Real Madrid star made clear just how upset he is, noting that he takes ‘full responsibility’ for the miss.
In full, the statement read: “My soul hurts. I dreamed of this title thanks to all the love you all gave me, every message, every show of support that made me feel I wasn’t alone.
I fought with everything I had, with my heart above all else.
“Yesterday I failed and I take full responsibility.
I apologise from the bottom of my heart. It will be hard for me to recover, because this wound doesn’t heal easily… but I will try.
Not for myself, but for everyone who believed in me and for everyone who suffered with me.
“I will keep going forward until one day I can give you all this love back and become a source of pride for my Moroccan people.”
