Senegal reserve keeper jokes after Afcon towel scuffles
BBC • • sports
Key Points:
- Senegal's reserve goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf played a unique role in the Afcon final by protecting teammate Edouard Mendy's towel amid chaotic and torrential match conditions.
- Morocco repeatedly tried to discard Mendy's towel during the game, a tactic also used in the semi-final, prompting Diouf to guard it against ball boys and flag bearers throughout the 120 minutes.
- Diouf was even tackled and dragged by ball boys while defending the towel, with footage showing Morocco's captain Acharf Hakimi tossing one of Senegal's towels over an advertising board.
- Despite being an unused substitute, Diouf humorously celebrated his contribution by posting a photo of his winners' medal alongside the now-iconic towel on
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