Senegal's AFCON Outing Came To A Painful End With Sadio Mane's Penalty Miss On Saturday Night, We Now Take A Look At Agonising Penalty Shootouts In The Past.
5. Sadio Mane Gabon 2017 Quarter Final
Senegal dominated the game and should have won in regulation time but it wasn't to be, with the penalty scores level at 4-4 Senegal's best player stepped up last night to take his turn in the shootout but saw his kick saved by the Camerounian keeper.
4. Samuel Eto'o Egypt 2006 Quarter Final
This penalty shootout in Cairo is the longest in AFCON history, Cameroun's Samuel Eto'o missed his side's 12th penalty as they lost 12-11 to Ivory Coast.
3. El Hadji Diouf Mali 2002 Final
Senegal had arguably their best team ever in 2002, and in this final in Mali against Cameroun led by star boy El Hadji Diouf , after a stalemate after 90 minutes and extra-time, Diouf shot wide agonisingly in the shootouts as they lost 3-2 to Cameroun.
2. Kanu Nwankwo Ghana-Nigeria 2000 Final
Co-hosts Nigeria had come from two goals down to level 2-2 with Cameroun in Lagos, but in the penalty shootouts the then Arsenal striker hit a weak penalty straight at the goalkeeper as Nigeria lost painfully, 4-3 on penalties.
1. Didier Drogba Egypt 2006 Final
This was the beginning of Ivory Coast's 'golden generation' led by the enigmatic Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, the Elephants had overcome Cameroun and Nigeria on their way to the final, all squared at fulltime Drogba blazed the ball mysteriously very wide during the penalty shootouts, a painful end to their competition. Egypt won 4-2 on penalties.
5. Sadio Mane Gabon 2017 Quarter Final
Senegal dominated the game and should have won in regulation time but it wasn't to be, with the penalty scores level at 4-4 Senegal's best player stepped up last night to take his turn in the shootout but saw his kick saved by the Camerounian keeper.
4. Samuel Eto'o Egypt 2006 Quarter Final
This penalty shootout in Cairo is the longest in AFCON history, Cameroun's Samuel Eto'o missed his side's 12th penalty as they lost 12-11 to Ivory Coast.
3. El Hadji Diouf Mali 2002 Final
Senegal had arguably their best team ever in 2002, and in this final in Mali against Cameroun led by star boy El Hadji Diouf , after a stalemate after 90 minutes and extra-time, Diouf shot wide agonisingly in the shootouts as they lost 3-2 to Cameroun.
2. Kanu Nwankwo Ghana-Nigeria 2000 Final
Co-hosts Nigeria had come from two goals down to level 2-2 with Cameroun in Lagos, but in the penalty shootouts the then Arsenal striker hit a weak penalty straight at the goalkeeper as Nigeria lost painfully, 4-3 on penalties.
1. Didier Drogba Egypt 2006 Final
This was the beginning of Ivory Coast's 'golden generation' led by the enigmatic Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, the Elephants had overcome Cameroun and Nigeria on their way to the final, all squared at fulltime Drogba blazed the ball mysteriously very wide during the penalty shootouts, a painful end to their competition. Egypt won 4-2 on penalties.
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