Diaz scores again as Morocco edge out Cameroon in AFCON 2025 quarterfinal

Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz continues 2025 AFCON scoring streak as Morocco edge out Cameroon in quarterfinals.Published On 9 Jan 2026Brahim Diaz scored for the fifth game in a row at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as hosts Morocco defeated Cameroon 2-0 in their quarterfinal clash on Friday to keep alive their hopes of a first continental ⁠title in 50 years.Ismael Saibari was also on target in another workmanlike display in which ​Morocco were efficient enough but also created little in the way of chances, ‍netting from two of their three shots on target.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘I didn’t set out to break records’: Pakistan’s first female MMA fighterlist 2 of 4‘Symbol of pride’: DR Congo superfan Mboladinga leaves AFCON as a herolist 3 of 4NBA: Utah Jazz close out Dallas Mavericks to end 5-game losing streaklist 4 of 4‘Insane season’: Sabalenka berates tennis chiefs over intense schedulingend of listCameroon had a strong shout for a penalty in the second half after what looked like a foul on Bryan Mbeumo, but they too battled in the final ‍third and did ⁠not force home goalkeeper Yassine Bounou into a save in the 90 minutes.Morocco, who have yet to concede a goal in open play at the finals, face the winner of Saturday’s third quarterfinal between Algeria and Nigeria in the next round, a tie that will be played in Rabat on Wednesday.The hosts took the lead in the 26th minute via the prolific Diaz as the Real Madrid player showed ​his scoring instinct. Achraf Hakimi’s corner was headed goalwards by Ayoub ‌El Kaabi, and Diaz deflected the ball in from close range.He has now scored in each of Morocco’s five games and extends his own record for most goals by a Moroccan at a single Cup of Nations finals, ‌but left the field late on with a heavily strapped thigh that will be a concern for coach Walid Regragui.Chances were hard ‌to come by for both sides, but Abde Ezzalzouli headed ⁠narrowly over the crossbar from another Hakimi corner, while the latter laid on a headed chance for Saibari that was spurned.