Brahim Diaz enters the history of the CAN : an unprecedented record in 67 years

It is a metronome-like consistency that carries the Atlas Lions. Against the Comoros, Mali, Zambia, Tanzania and now Cameroon, the Moroccan number 10 has always found the gap. He thus becomes the first player in more than half a century to score in the first five matches of his team in the same edition, equaling the performance of the Egyptian Gedo (2010) by scoring against five different nations.

With this fifth goal, Diaz takes sole possession of the national record for goals scored by a Moroccan in a single CAN. A quick adaptation for one who discovered the national team in March 2024 and who already has staggering statistics: 12 goals in 19 caps.

The only downside to this historic evening is the physical condition of the hero. Diaz left the pitch with his thigh heavily strapped at the end of the match. An image that worries Walid Regragui’s staff a few days before the semi-final. If Morocco dreams of victory, it will need its providential man on two legs more than ever.