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I Have Experienced It — Foreign AFCON Winning Coach Opens up on 'Juju Towel' Claims After Nwabali and Mendy Incidents Against Morocco
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Stanley Nwabali towel saga: Coach Hervé Renard breaks silence on AFCON 2025 drama - Soccernet NG
Stanley Nwabali and Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy had their towels take the spotlight at the AFCON 2025 tournament… Former Morocco head coach Hervé Renard has offered his perspective on one of the most unusual subplots from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final, Soccernet.ng reports. The tug‑of‑war over goalkeeper towels took the spotlight as Senegal defeated hosts Morocco 1‑0 after extra time at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat to …
AFCON 2025: Herve Renard Explains Why Moroccan Ballboys Stole Mendy’s Towel
One of the most surreal moments of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final came not from a goal or a tackle, but from a towel. During Senegal’s 1-0 extra-time win over Morocco on January 14, Moroccan ball boys repeatedly tried to stop Senegal’s second-choice goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf from bringing a towel to Édouard Mendy. For long stretches, Diouf was seen shielding the towel, chased and even dragged to the ground as ball boys and Moroccan …
Double winner of the CAN with Zambia and Côte d'Ivoire, today at the head of the Saudi selection, Hervé Renard expressed himself on the unusual episode of the towel flight during the last final between Senegal and Morocco (1-0 a.p.), contested on January 14. The action, which became viral, involved the replacement goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf, forced to protect Edward Mendy's towel for long minutes. The Senegalese porter was caught up by ball picker…
Four weeks after the final of the African Cup of Nations, the controversy did not fall back. On 18 January, Senegal dominated Morocco (1-0) to win the 35th edition of the tournament, in a game marked by the highly commented episode of the towel of Edouard Mendy. During long minutes, Yehvann Diouf tried to protect his compatriot's famous towel, to the point of being pushed by ball pickers and prevented from transmitting it by Ismael Saibari. Ashr…
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