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Senegal temporarily refused to finish the Africa Cup of Nations final after hosts Morocco were awarded a controversial stoppage-time penalty with the game level at 0-0. <\/b><\/p>\n
Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw tried to usher his team off the field in the 98th-minute when the hosts were awarded a spot-kick when defender El Hadji Malick Diouf brought down Brahim Diaz.<\/p>\n
The Real Madrid forward stepped up to take the penalty when the players returned to the field, but had his attempted panenka penalty saved. <\/p>\n
Thiaw, 44, was irritated with referee Jean Jacques Ndala – who awarded the penalty after reviewing the incident on the VAR monitor – for ruling out a goal for his side moments earlier. <\/p>\n
Crystal Palace forward Ismaila Sarr had bundled home from close-range, but his effort was chalked off after a foul from Abdoulaye Seck on Achraf Hakimi.<\/p>\n
Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy went to the dressing room, but returned to the field with Sadio Mane trying to encourage his players to finish the game.<\/p>\n
Ndala blew the full-time whistle immediately after and Senegal opened the scoring through Pape Gueye four minutes into extra time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n