Mohamed Salah scored an equaliser defeating Morocco 2-1 after extra time in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final. The Pharaohs come from behind as goals from Mohamed Salah and Trezeguet seal the semi-final ticket for the Egyptians. Egypt will face hosts Cameroon in the semi-finals, as they look for their first AFCON title since 2010. The Pharaohs now hold the record for the most semi-final appearances ever made https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1487845212844081152?s=20&t=6vNptpGPASaINji4dPNOyA https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1487857339420004353?s=20&t=6vNptpGPASaINji4dPNOyA
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Burkina Faso and Cameroon qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Saturday. Dango Ouattara scored the only goal for the Stallions played against Tunisia at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1487571257629425667?s=20&t=G7SDlJKTLeg5kYopZ8DK5w On the other hand, an impressive two-nil victory of the Indomitable Lions stopped the Scorpios of Gambia. The goals were scored by Karl Toko Ekambi early in the second half. Burkina Faso will face either Senegal or Equatorial Guinea (who play each other on Sunday) in the second semifinal on Thursday 3 February. It will be the Stallion’ third appearance in the semis in the past…
A repeat of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals pits Egypt and Morocco against each other at the same stage at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on the evening of Jan. 30 in the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations 2021 tournament. How the teams got here Egypt was unimpressive in the group stage, coming home a distant second in Group D behind Nigeria, but their gradual improvement continued on Wednesday night when they held the Ivory Coast to a 0-0 draw over 120 minutes, before triumphing 5-4 on penalties. The Pharaohs looked more lively in attack –…
Senegal has scored three goals in the Africa Cup of Nations so far but, are yet to concede. Sunday evening, the team will be facing Equatorial Guinea at the Japoma Stadium in Douala. How the teams got here Senegal topped Group B with an unbeaten record – despite scoring just one goal in three games – but the attack started to flow a little better when they came up against Cape Verde in the round of 16, claiming a 2-0 win in Bafoussam on Tuesday thanks to strikes from Sadio Mane and Bamba Dieng. The Teranga Lions have yet to…
Burkina Faso and Tunisia will battle it out for a place in the semi-finals of the 2021 African Cup of Nations on Saturday at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua. How the teams got here After ending second in Group A behind Cameroon, Burkina Faso had to dig deep to come through their last 16 clashes against Gabon: The Stallions looked on course for victory, leading 1-0 against 10 men thanks to Bertrand Traore’s goal and Sidney Obissa’s red card, but they conceded a last-gasp equaliser and ultimately needed extra time and penalties to see off the challenge of the…
Cameroon will square off against the Gambia at the Japoma Stadium in Douala on Saturday in the quarter-finals of the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations 2021. How the teams got here After their incredibly impressive unbeaten run to end as runners-up behind Mali in Group F, Gambia continued their fairytale run by defeating Guinea 1-0 on Monday, with Musa Barrow scoring the only goal of the clash in Bafoussam. The Scorpions are flying high and full of confidence, with a place in the last eight already representing a great achievement on tournament debut. Cameroon, who topped Group A with…