In an interview with French television on Sunday, Pape Gueye from Senegal revealed the walk-off between his country and Morocco and the subsequent missed penalty.
In a contentious game played in Rabat last week, Gueye scored the winning goal.
The eventual winners of the late penalty walk-off, which resulted in a 20-minute delay, awarded to Morocco.
Brahim Diaz reacted to his penalty, and Gueye added the winning goal in extra time.
The 26-year-old midfielder Gueye remarked, “We are only humans, we realized our mistake and came out.”
He continued, “Anyone can make a mistake.”
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Sadio Mane, a former Liverpool star, remained on the field and was urged by Gueye to get his teammates to play again for the penalty.
Senegal were already furious after a soft-looking foul minutes earlier had been used to disqualify a goal.
He said, “He found the right thing at the right moment, and it shows how significant he is to us,” he said.
We owe him a large thank you.
Gueye expressed surprise that Diaz dared to execute a disastrous Panenka penalty.
He said, “I wouldn’t have risked that myself,” and it was courageous.
The Moroccan Football Federation has formally contacted FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAP), which organizes AFCON.
Source: Channels TV
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