Senegal's hero who avoided Morocco's wet trick: He protected Mendy's towel from the ball boys

I mages of Yehvann Diouf , Senegal's substitute goalkeeper, protecting Mendy's towel from the Moroccan ball boys , have gone viral.

The video of Yehvann Diouf (OGC Nice) protecting his teammate's towel from the persistent attacks of the ball boys is going around the world.

The substitute goalkeeper gave it his all so that Edouard Mendy could dry his gloves during the rainy Africa Cup of Nations final

Achraf Hakimi also tried to take Mendy's towel so he could not dry his gloves

PSG defender and former Real Madrid player Achraf Hakimi was actively involved in the attempted theft of Mendy's towel, which was led by ball boys and some members of the organisation. Hakimi's attempt to take the towel off the pitch caused a brawl between Senegal and Morocco players.

Al-Ahli Saudi F.C. goalkeeper Mendy ended up becoming one of Senegal's heroes after saving Brahim's Panenka-style penalty.

Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 to win the Africa Cup of Nations

Who is Yehvann Diouf, Senegal's unexpected hero at the Africa Cup of Nations?

Yehvann Diouf is a Franco-Senegalese goalkeeper who plays for OGC Nice in the French Ligue 1.

He was trained at E. S. Troyes A. C. and in 2016 he made history at the French club by signing his first professional contract at the age of 16 years and 297 days .

In 2019 he moved to Stade de Reims and in July 2025 he signed for Nice.

Yehvann Djibril Victor Diouf, of Senegalese father and Polish mother , became a French youth international and on 19 March 2025 FIFA approved that he could play for Senegal, a team with which he has been an international once