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When great players get it wrong with penalties

Cameroon's defender Ambroise Oyongo (R) challenges Senegal's forward Sadio Mane during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final football match between Senegal and Cameroon in Franceville on January 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI

Ronaldo. The other Ronaldo. Roberto Baggio. David Beckham. John Terry. Wayne Rooney and now, Sadio Mane.

These are just but a few names of great stars that have been reduced to tears and ridicule after missing penalties. The list reads like the ‘who is who’ in football circles.

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