👏 Brahim Díaz of Real Madrid joins the history books of the Africa Cup | OneFootball

This Friday (9th), Morocco defeated Cameroon 2-0 and qualified for the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations. 

The Moroccans now await Algeria or Nigeria. On the other side of the bracket, Senegal is waiting for either Egypt or Ivory Coast.

And Brahim Díaz, the scorer of the goal that paved the way for Morocco’s victory and qualification, has written his name in the tournament’s history.

That’s because, according to Opta data, the Real Madrid attacking midfielder has joined the select group of players who have scored in five different matches in the Africa Cup of Nations.

1974 - Ndaye Mulamba (Democratic Republic of Congo)

2010 - Gedo (Egypt)

2022 - Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon)

2025 - Brahim Díaz (Morocco)

Morocco’s number 10 scored a goal in the opening match against Comoros (2-0), another in the draw with Mali (1-1), and one more in the win over Zambia (3-0).

In the knockout stage, Brahim Díaz scored the decisive goal in the round of 16 against Tanzania (1-0) and, finally, a goal in the victory over Cameroon in the quarterfinals (2-0).

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