{"id":3832,"date":"2026-01-04T23:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/3832\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T23:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:15:19","slug":"morocco-edge-past-tanzania-to-reach-afcon-2025-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/3832\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco Edge Past Tanzania to Reach AFCON 2025 Quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rabat \u2013 Morocco have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 after a hard-fought 1\u20130 victory over Tanzania at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0c \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc08\u0301\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc19 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d\u2019\ud835\udc13 \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc04 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc03. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc02\ud835\udc02\ud835\udc0e \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d\u2019\ud835\udc13 \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc04 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc03. \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6<\/p>\n<p>What a tournament this has been for Brahim D\u00edaz: he\u2019s scored in \ud835\ude40\ud835\ude51\ud835\ude40\ud835\ude4d\ud835\ude54 single game at the AFCON \ud83e\udd2f <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ADG72Cf7bR\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ADG72Cf7bR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 433 (@433) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/433\/status\/2007874441213026541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The decisive moment came in the 64th minute, when Brahim Diaz scored a brilliant goal to break the deadlock and send the Atlas Lions through to the next round.<\/p>\n<p>The Real Madrid midfielder showed his class with a clever dribble past a Tanzanian defender before cutting inside and firing a precise shot with his right foot straight into the net.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The move began with captain Achraf Hakimi, who delivered a well-timed pass that allowed Diaz to exploit space and create the decisive moment.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz\u2019s strike came after a dominant performance from Morocco, who controlled 72% of possession and registered 12 shots, but struggled to convert chances in the first hour. His goal lifted the atmosphere inside the stadium, with fans erupting in celebration.<\/p>\n<p>In a touching gesture, Diaz celebrated by raising the shirt of injured teammate Azzedine Ounahi, who was ruled out before the match due to injury. The act was seen as a sign of solidarity, showing the unity and spirit within the Moroccan squad.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco\u2019s defense remained solid, with Yassine Bounou keeping a clean sheet and defenders Nayef Aguerd, Noussair Mazraoui, and Adam Masina neutralizing Tanzania\u2019s limited attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco will now wait to face the winner of South Africa vs Cameroon, who play later tonight at 8:00 p.m. (GMT+1), as the Atlas Lions continue their quest for a second continental title,e their first since 1976.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rabat \u2013 Morocco have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 after a hard-fought&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3833,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[411,527,1429,3165,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-3832","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tanzania","8":"tag-afcon","9":"tag-afcon-2025","10":"tag-afcon-2026","11":"tag-morocco-natioal-team","12":"tag-tanzania"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}