HIBAPRESS – Sports
By scoring a goal against the Cameroonian national team in the quarter-final match of the Africa Cup of Nations (Morocco 2025), Ibrahim Diaz became the first player in the history of the competition to succeed in scoring during his first five matches in the knockout stages, in an unprecedented achievement throughout the 67 years of the competition.
With this remarkable performance, the star of Real Madrid, Spain, cemented his position as one of the most prominent pillars of the Moroccan national team, and one of the mainstays in leading the attack line of the "Atlas Lions". Diaz is also the only player, in 57 years, to succeed in scoring in five consecutive matches in a single edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, in addition to becoming the second player to score against five different teams in one tournament, after the Egyptian Mohamed Gedo in the 2010 edition. By scoring five goals against Comoros, Mali, Zambia, Tanzania, and Cameroon in a row, Ibrahim Diaz signs off on an exceptional championship and emerges as one of the top contenders for the title of best player in this prestigious African tournament.
