Brahim Diaz has finally spoken out on his big role in Morocco’s AFCON heartbreak.
The Real Madrid attacker was Morocco‘s player of the tournament up until stoppage time in the final against Senegal when he missed a penalty.
The goal would’ve almost certainly sealed his nation’s first title since 1976, and in front of their home crowd, but Diaz embarrassingly dinked a failed Panenka into Edouard Mendy’s hands.
Senegal went on to win in extra time, and although Diaz was given the Golden Boot, he couldn’t hold back his tears, avoiding speaking to the media.
Now opening up, he wrote on social media: “My soul aches.
“I dreamed of this title thanks to all the love you’ve given 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 and apologise from the bottom of my heart.
“It will be hard 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 until one day I can repay all this love and be a source of pride for my Moroccan people.”
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