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it's been one month since january 18th 30 days since that final turned into something no one should have to relive. this isn't about rewriting the result senegal won 1-0 in extra time, pape gueye's goal in the 94th minute sealed it after brahim díaz's penalty miss in stoppage time. facts are facts. but the way it all unfolded? that's where the truth gets ugly, and brahim doesn't deserve to carry the blame alone like some villain in a story people twisted for clicks. brahim was great that entire tournament. top scorer with five goals, carrying morocco's attack, creating chances, drawing fouls, being the difference-maker night after night. in that final, he was still the one who earned the penalty in the dying seconds fouled in the box, var confirmed it, the whole continent saw it was stonewall. he stepped up under insane pressure, after chaos, after senegal's players and staff walked off the pitch in protest, delaying everything, turning the atmosphere toxic. he tried the panenka because that's his style bold, whimsy, the same audacity that made him our star. mendy read it, saved it, and the game went to extra time where senegal scored. heartbreaking, yes. but one miss doesn't erase everything he did to get us there. the narrative flipped overnight. people who never watched him play suddenly decided he choked, that he let his country down, even booing him during the golden boot ceremony while he was in tears. that's not fair. that's cruel. he apologized publicly, took full responsibility like a real leader, but the online pile-on, the memes, the "brahim cost us" takes it's disproportionate and it's vicious. he was rattled, sure who wouldn't be after the walk-off, the delays, the hostility in our own stadium? but pinning the entire loss on one kick ignores the bigger picture: a final marred by controversy from start to finish, questionable decisions, unsportsmanlike moments, and 0 real accountability from caf beyond token gestures.

morocco hosted something extraordinary. the best afcon infrastructure africa's ever seen stadiums like palaces, hotels and training grounds world-class, hospitality that made every visitor feel at home. we built it with pride, on time, with love. and in return? pre-tournament smears, manipulated videos, ai fakes trying to paint us as villains, fake controversies designed to destabilize the team. then the final itself: chaos, disrespect, behavior that in europe would trigger serious bans. here? a trophy parade for the winners and weak sanctions that felt like nothing. losing hurts. but losing with dignity is one thing. what stings deeper is the lack of respect, the double standards, the way the story got spun to make morocco the sore losers and ignore everything else. brahim doesn't deserve to be the scapegoat for all of it. he gave everything goals, heart, leadership and one missed penalty in a pressure cooker doesn't define him. he's still the same talent who lights up real madrid, who carried us through the tournament, who'll shine again.

the world cup is next. i want nothing but the best for morocco and especially for brahim. let him silence the noise the only way that matters: on the pitch. let him score screamers, create magic, prove once more why he's irreplaceable. because he will. because morocco always rises.