'My soul hurts' says Brahim Díaz as Morocco pursue legal action over loss to Senegal in AFCON final

Díaz has apologised for his panenka penalty miss, describing it as a failure that had left his soul hurting and would be difficult to recover from.

DISTRAUGHT DIAZ: FIFA President Gianni Infantino present Morocco's Brahim Abdelkader Díaz with the trophy of the best scorer. Pic: AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy.

Morocco’s football federation has announced it will pursue legal action over the outcome of Sunday’s chaotic and controversial Africa Cup of Nations final based on a belief that the decision of Senegal’s players to leave the pitch, causing a 15-minute delay, had a material impact on the result.

Senegal secured their second Afcon title via a 1-0 victory at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, Papa Gueye scoring the only goal on 94 minutes.