AFCON 2025 Final Stunner: Senegal Players Walk Off Pitch Over Penalty Row

The AFCON 2025 Final ended in heavy controversy after Senegal’s players walked off the pitch following the penalty decision in favor of Morocco. The decision by the Lions of Teranga came after a shirt pull inside the box on Brahim Díaz was ruled a penalty. Feeling hard done by, Senegal’s players protested the call and headed toward the tunnel, bringing the match to a halt. The chaotic scene lasted close to ten minutes, creating a tense and unprecedented moment in the closing stages of the continental final. In an unexpected moment, Real Madrid midfielder Brahim Díaz attempted a Panenka-style penalty, but Édouard Mendy read the kick perfectly and saved the shot in the AFCON 2025 Final.