Edouard Mendy clears the air on Brahim Diaz’s penalty miss in AFCON final

🗣️ Édouard Mendy: "Did Brahim miss the penalty on purpose? No, of course not. We have to be serious. Do you really think that with one minute left and a country that has been waiting 50 years for a title, we can reach an agreement?

He wanted to score, and I deserve credit for… pic.twitter.com/LMGoIfQgJ9

— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) January 19, 2026