Overview
- Morocco beat Cameroon 2-0 in Rabat with Brahim Díaz opening the scoring from Ayoub El Kaabi’s near-post header and Ismael Saibari adding a 74th-minute second.
- The victory sends Morocco to their first AFCON semi-final since 2004 under coach Walid Regragui, who urged patience and focus for the next round.
- Senegal advanced with a 1-0 win over Mali in Tangier through Iliman Ndiaye’s first-half strike after a goalkeeping error, with Mali reduced to 10 men when Yves Bissouma received a second yellow card.
- Semi-final paths are set with Morocco to face the winner of Algeria vs Nigeria and Senegal to meet the winner of Egypt vs Ivory Coast.
- Opta records show Díaz became only the fourth player to score in five different AFCON games, joining Ndaye Mulamba, Gedo and Vincent Aboubakar.