Morocco star Brahim Diaz has broken his silence after his seismic penalty miss in part contributed to the national team's 50-year AFCON trophy drought continuing, with the Atlas Lions losing 1-0 to Senegal on Sunday evening. Diaz was at the centre of dramatic and extraordinary scenes in injury time in Rabat, after he went down for a foul in the box after tussling with El Hadji Malick Diouf and drew a penalty on the heels of a lengthy VAR check. Incensed by the decision of Jean-Jacques Ndala and his refereeing team, Senegal manager Pape Thiaw ordered his players leave the pitch in protest. 17 minutes after the penalty was given, Diaz stepped up to the spot but his Panenka effort was well beaten by former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy who made the simple save. Diaz looked desolate after squandering his chance, and in his first public statement since missing the penalty, admitted that it would be 'hard to recover' from doing so. 'My soul hurts,' he wrote in a social media post dire...
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