"Brahim Diaz scored his fourth goal for Morocco at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations to put the hosts into the quarter-finals with a nervous 1-0 victory over Tanzania in Rabat. Morocco dominated possession but Tanzania had opportunities to cause a huge shock, and it took a fine strike from Brahim to book a place in the last eight, where they will face either South Africa or Cameroon."
"The Morocco captain, Achraf Hakimi, fed Brahim on the right side of the box on 64 minutes and the Real Madrid winger worked his way to the byline, before firing into the goal from a tight angle when most expected a cross. Walid Regragui's side spurned several other chances but were also fortunate that Tanzania were wasteful too, with Simon Msuva and Feisal Salum missing gilt-edged opportunities for the East Africans, who qualified for the last 16 as one of the four best third-placed sides despite failing to win any of their group games."
"The competition is hotting up and we faced our toughest opponent in this Tanzania team, Brahim said. Not everything worked, we know that, but fortunately we managed to secure our qualification [to the next round], Brahim, who is now the tournament's top scorer, added. Now, we are going back to work to be fully ready for the quarter-finals."
Brahim Díaz scored his fourth tournament goal to give Morocco a 1-0 victory over Tanzania in Rabat and secure a quarter-final place. Morocco dominated possession and created several chances, including an offside header by Ismael Saibari and misses by Ayoub El Kaabi, but struggled to click into top gear. Tanzania produced gilt-edged opportunities from Simon Msuva and Feisal Salum but were wasteful. Tanzania advanced to the last 16 as one of the best third-placed teams despite not winning a group game. Morocco will face either South Africa or Cameroon in the quarter-finals.
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