"Morocco reached the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004 as Brahim Diaz netted again during their 2-0 win over Cameroon on Friday. The AFCON hosts will face Algeria or Nigeria for a place in the final after cruising past a Cameroon side who did not register a shot on target at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah."
"Both sides struggled to settle in the opening exchanges, but once Morocco found their groove, they were rewarded by their man of the moment in the 25th minute of the game. Achraf Hakimi's corner from the right was headed on by Ayoub El Kaabi, with Diaz on hand to flick the ball beyond the grasp of Devis Epassy from inside the six-yard box."
"Data Debrief: Deadly Diaz delivers for Morocco Diaz came into this clash as the top scorer at the tournament, and he did his chances of winning the Golden Boot the world of good after scoring yet another AFCON goal. Indeed, the on-loan AC Milan midfielder has become only the fourth player to score in five separate matches at a single AFCON tournament, after DR Congo's Ndaye Mulamba in 1974, Gedo for Egypt in 2010 and Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar in 2022."
Morocco advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals for the first time since 2004 after a 2-0 win over Cameroon. Brahim Díaz opened the scoring in the 25th minute when he flicked Ayoub El Kaabi’s header from Achraf Hakimi’s corner inside the six-yard box. Abde Ezzalzouli threatened throughout and a 74th-minute set-piece flicked off Nayef Aguerd created Ismael Saibari’s fierce second goal. Cameroon failed to register a shot on target at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah. Díaz entered the match as tournament top scorer and became the fourth player to score in five separate matches at a single AFCON.
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