US EditionBrahim Diaz Extends Own Scoring Record to Fire Morocco Into Afcon Semi-Finals
Hosts Morocco defeated Cameroon 2-0, and Senegal edged Mali 1-0 in quarter-finals to reach AFCON 2025 semi-finals, with Morocco's Brahim Díaz scoring in five consecutive matches.
- On Friday, Morocco beat Cameroon 2-0 in Rabat to secure a semi-final place at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 before a sold-out crowd at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
- Morocco pressed high from the first whistle, dominating possession and winning 6 corners inside the opening 25 minutes, pinning Cameroon deep .
- In the 26th minute Díaz finished a corner routine to put Morocco ahead, and Ismail Saibari added a second in the 74th minute from a set-piece involving Abde Ezzalzouli and Nayef Aguerd.
- Senegal secured a 1-0 win in Tangier, with Iliman Ndiaye scoring on his first start as Mali played the second half with ten men after Yves Bissouma's sending-off.
- Historic-first: Morocco return to the last four for the first time since 2004, ending a long-standing hoodoo against Cameroon; Senegal will face Saturday's winner between Egypt and Cote D'Ivoire.
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Morocco Eyes Historic 8th Place in FIFA Rankings After AFCON Semifinal Qualification
After a commanding 2-0 win over Cameroon in the AFCON quarterfinals, Morocco’s national football team ended a 22-year semifinal drought and moved to the brink of history. The Atlas Lions’ performance now places them on course for their highest-ever FIFA ranking.
A match by Iliman Ndiaye in the first half was enough for Senegal to score 1-0 in the first quarter-final of Mali. With another match by Brahim Díaz, host Morocco moved into the semi-final of the African Nations Cup on Friday with a 2-0 victory against Cameroon.
After Morocco's victory over Cameroon, coach Walid Regragui mentioned the possible semi-final in the African Cup of Nations against the Algerian neighbour, who challenges Nigeria this Saturday.
Africa: #Afcon2025 - Morocco Roar Past Cameroon to Reach Semis, Ndiaye Strike Sends Senegal Into Last Four
The Atlas Lions roared past Cameroon with a convincing 2-0 win over on Friday evening at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat to secure a place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations.
"The Stage of Liberation". If Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium of Rabat were to find a nickname, the emotions that, on Friday 9 January, got mixed in his midst would be a perfect source of inspiration. Exaltation, pride, cohesion, authority, euphoria and relief, all that the Moroccan public had called of his wishes since the beginning of the tournament, the Lions of Atlas finally served them on a stage on the occasion of this sparkling quarter fin…
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