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Hold on, the best in Afcon is yet to come

 Players of Cameroon celebrate their victory at the end of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 round of 16 match between South Africa and Cameroon at Agdal Medina Stadium in Rabat, Morocco on January 05, 2026. [AFP]

A Brahim Diaz goal sent Morocco through to the Africa Cup of Nations  quarter-finals at Tanzania's expense on Sunday night, with Cameroon now standing in the way of the hosts after the Indomitable Lions edged South Africa 2-1 in their last-16 clash.

Real Madrid winger Diaz scored once in each of Morocco's three group matches at the tournament and maintained his goal-a-game record with the 64th-minute strike that sealed a 1-0 victory at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.

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