African Cup
13 months after the sensational semi-finals of the World Cup, Morocco experienced bitter disappointment at the Africa Cup. The North Africans were eliminated in the round of 16 on Tuesday with a 0-2 (0-0) defeat in Abidjan against South Africa. Mali, on the other hand, is in the quarter-finals for the third time in a row after a 2-1 (1-0) win over Burkina Faso and will face hosts Ivory Coast in the round of the best eight teams.
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Evidence Makgopa (57′) and Teboho Mokoena (95’/free kick) shot South Africa into the next round and team boss Walid Regragui’s team out of the tournament. PSG star Achraf Hakimi missed a great chance to equalize in the 84th minute and hit the crossbar with a hand penalty. The “Lions of the Atlas” therefore have to wait for their second continental title after the one in 1976. South Africa, on the other hand, will play against Cape Verde on Saturday for a place in the semi-finals.
Mali previously took a 2-0 lead thanks to an own goal from Edmond Tapsoba (3rd) and a goal from Lassine Sinayoko (47th), Bertrand Traore could only reduce the lead (57th). Salzburg striker Sekou Koita was substituted for Mali in the 74th minute, while his club colleague Dorgeles Nene sat on the bench. The quarter-finals start on Friday with the games Nigeria against Angola and Congo against Guinea.
Africa Cup 2024
Quarterfinals: 02.02. Nigeria Angola 6:00 p.m. DR Congo Guinea 9:00 p.m. 03.02. Ivory Coast Mali 6:00 p.m. South Africa Cape Verde 9:00 p.m. Round of 16: January 27th Angola Namibia 3:0 Nigeria Cameroon 2:0 28.01. Guinea Equatorial Guinea 1:0 DR Congo Egypt 1:1 aet 8:7 iE 29.01. Cape Verde Mauritania 1:0 Ivory Coast Senegal 1:1 aet 5:4 iE 30.01. Mali Burkina Faso 2-1 Morocco South Africa 0-2
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