Lamine Camara says Édouard Mendy vowed to save penalty in AFCON final | OneFootball

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·19 January 2026

Lamine Camara says Édouard Mendy vowed to save penalty in AFCON final

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Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 after extra time in the AFCON final, and Lamine Camara highlighted a decisive penalty incident.

According to L'Équipe, he spoke about the moment a penalty was awarded and Pape Thiaw’s players headed to the dressing room.


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Camara said Édouard Mendy told the squad he would save the spot-kick.

The goalkeeper’s message, Camara added, lifted belief among his team-mates.

He was recalling that episode in the immediate aftermath of the triumph.

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