"Both sides then went close after the break, with El Kaabi heading Achraf Hakimi's cross wide from close range. Tanzania, playing their first ever knockout tie in the competition, went straight down the other end and Feisal Salum blazed a rebound over, after Yassine Bounou could only parry Mohamed Hussein's fierce initial strike. However, Diaz was the matchwinner in the 64th minute, his shot from a tight angle squirming under Tanzania goalkeeper Hussein Masalanga to take the hosts through to the last eight."
"The tournament's top scorer, Diaz's decisive strike was also a historic one for Morocco. Indeed, the Milan midfielder is the first player to score four goals for the Atlas Lions during a single edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. Diaz is also only the third player since 2010 to score in each of his first four games in a single Africa Cup of Nations, after Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon in 2022) and Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt in 2023)."
Morocco defeated Tanzania 1-0 in Rabat as Brahim Diaz scored the only goal at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah in the 64th minute. Morocco had an early disallowed goal from Ismael Saibari and saw chances from Diaz and Ayoub El Kaabi miss before the break. Tanzania, in their first-ever AFCON knockout tie, threatened after the restart but could not convert. Diaz became the tournament top scorer and the first player to score four goals for Morocco in a single AFCON edition, and Morocco recorded their first AFCON knockout clean sheet since 2004.
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