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Diaz sends Morocco to AFCON 2025 quarter-finals

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Morocco's forward Brahim Diaz celebrates scoring his team's first goalduring the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 match vs Tanzania at Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat on January 4, 2026. [SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP]

Real Madrid forward Brahim Diaz maintained his goal-a-game record at the Africa Cup of Nations by scoring to take Morocco into the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Tanzania in Rabat on Sunday.

Diaz scored once in each of three group matches and his 64th-minute strike against the Tanzanians created history as he became the first Moroccan to find the net in four consecutive AFCON matches.

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