"Despite being ranked 101 places below their opponents in the FIFA World Rankings, Tanzania sought to take the game to the tournament hosts from the off and carved out the best chance of the half before the match had settled. Selemani Abdala broke down the right in the third minute, and his excellent cross evaded Yacine Bounou to find Simon Msuva, unmarked at the backpost."
"The forward however, perhaps not expecting the ball to reach him, could only look on in disbelief as his off-balance header flew wide of the stranded Morocco goalkeeper. Tanzania continued to look adventurous in attack and aggressive without the ball, although steadily, Morocco began to impose themselves, with Neil El Aynaoui firing over from range on 10 minutes, before Ismael Saibari had a close-range header ruled out for offside after he'd met Abde Ezzalzouli's freekick soon afterwards."
"The win keeps alive Morocco's hopes of ending a 50-year wait for a continental crown on home soil. Diaz, the outstanding contender for the Player of the Tournament so far, extended his run of scoring in every match at the competition as he opened the scoring in the 64th minute, beating Tanzania goalkeeper Hussein Masalanga at his near post. However, the Taifa Stars, who have still never won a game in the Nations Cup, had big chances in each half."
Morocco defeated Tanzania 1-0 in Rabat to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals. Brahim Díaz scored a superb strike in the 64th minute, extending his run of scoring in every match at the tournament. The victory keeps Morocco's hopes of ending a 50-year wait for a continental crown on home soil alive. Tanzania, ranked 101 places below Morocco, played aggressively and created significant chances in both halves but failed to convert. Selemani Abdala’s early cross found Simon Msuva, whose off-balance header went wide. Morocco produced chances from Neil El Aynaoui, Ismael Saibari and Ayoub El Kaabi.
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