Africa Cup of Nations

SENEGAL reached the AFCON 2022 semi-finals with a 3-1 win over tournament outsiders Equatorial Guinea in Yaounde.
Kick-off time: 7pm
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FT: Senegal 3 Equatorial Guinea 1
Senegal go into their second successive AFCON semi final, a first for the country.
FT: Senegal 3 Equatorial Guinea 1
That’s it.
Burkina Faso will face Senegal in the semi final.

Senegal 3 Equatorial Guinea 1
90+2. Yannick has a shot from distance.
Well, well, wide.
The final whistle will put them out of their misery now.
They have battled well.
Senegal 3 Equatorial Guinea 1
90+1. Equatorial Guinea try to force the point with a shot from distance.
Not troubling Mendy at all.
Senegal 3 Equatorial Guinea 1
90. There will be three added minutes.

Senegal 3 Equatorial Guinea 1
89. Time is ticking away.
National Thunder look to be heading home.
Senegal 3 Equatorial Guinea 1
86. Sarr has a shot from distance which is just rising a little.
It goes just over the bar.
Senegal 3 Equatorial Guinea 1
85. Chance for Equatorial Guinea.
They get the ball into the box, the attempted shot is blocked.
The ball squirms to the onrushing player who shoots.
His snapshot is saved by Mendy.
Senegal 3 Equatorial Guinea 1
82. That third goal has taken the wind out of Equatorial Guinea’s sails.
They try to press forward and get that second goal that could offer a lifeline.
Senegal stand firm.

Senegal 3 Equatorial Guinea 1
79. Watford’s Ismaila Sarr scores as the ball is cut back to him from the byline.
The two substitutes are on the score sheet for Senegal.
Aliou Cisse take a bow.
GGGGGGOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL
Senegal 2 Equatorial Guinea 1
76. Aliou Cisse’s team will be caught in two minds going into the final 15 minutes.
Do they sit deep and invite Equatorial Guinea onto them or do they go for the kill and try and score another goal to put the game to bed?
Senegal 2 Equatorial Guinea 1
75. Mane comes away with the ball as they counter attack.
The more Equatorial Guinea try to find a goal, Senegal can pick them off.
The pace in the Teranga Lions team can punish National Thunder.
Senegal 2 Equatorial Guinea 1
72. Corner swung in by Senegal is headed clear.
Equatorial Guinea are struggling to get out of their own half at the moment.

Senegal 2 Equatorial Guinea 1
68. The corner is part cleared.
Senegal head it high into the box again.
The Equatorial Guinea defenders fail to deal with it.
Kouyate is able to get there before the keeper and score.
GGGGGOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL
Senegal 1 Equatorial Guinea 1
67. Senegal free kick drifted into the back post.
The defender gets a flick before the attacker.
Corner kick.
Senegal 1 Equatorial Guinea 1
64. Senegal make their first substitutions.
The goalscorer comes off for Dieng.
Pape Gueye comes off for Kouyate.
Senegal 1 Equatorial Guinea 1
62. The Teranga Lions still look in a state of shock.
The passage of play that led to the penalty that wasn’t a penalty and the goal has seemingly winded Cisse’s side.

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MO SALAH is looking to reach an AFCON semi-final with Egypt.In midweek, he scored the winning penalty as the Pharoahs overcame Ivory Coast after a 0-0 draw.
But they face a Morocco side who are in excellent form.
The Atlas Lions won their group and have so far won three of their four matches.

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Egypt XI: Abogabal Kamal, Hegazy, Abdelmoneim, Fotouh, Elneny, Al Sualya, Ashraf, Salah, Mohamed, Marmoush
Morocco XI: Bounou, Masina, Aguerd, Saiss, Hakimi, Boufal, Amrabat, Amallah, Barkok, En-Nesyri, El Kaabi, El Haddadi

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Egypt 0-1 Morocco
46. The Egyptians have come flying out of the blocks here and they are really throwing caution to the wind.
Moroccan head coach Vahid Halihadozic would have expected that so he’ll be telling his players to just keep their nerve and ride this early storm.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco
45. The injury to Ahmed Hegazey seems to be worst than first feared because he has been unable to return for the second half.

Ahmed Hegazy – OFF
Trezeguet – ON

Second half – Egypt 0-1 Morocco
I hope everyone has returned to their devices because Senegalese referee Maguette Ndiyae gets us back under-way!
Should be a more entertaining second half.
First 45 based on numbers
Egypt are leading in the shots on target with two to Morocco’s one and they also have controlled more of the possession at a total of 54%.
However, the statistic that they are not ahead in, is the most important one and that is the score line.
Plenty of work to do for the serial AFCON winners if they are to turn this one around.
Rundown of the opening half
Well that was anti-climax to the half considering the way it started.
Achraf Hakimi supported Kylian MBappe’s accusations of him being the world’s best right back when his driving run forced Ayman Achraf into committing a foul resulting in a penalty only four minutes in.
And after a long VAR check, Sofiane Boufal was finally given the chance to put Morocco ahead which he did.
But after that, bar a couple of shots on target, it wasn’t the fireworks display that we all had hoped for. If anything, there were more dangerous tackles than clear cut chances.
The good thing is that if the 7x AFCON winners want to stay in the tournament, then Egypt are going to have to come out in the second half all guns blazing.
Atlas Lions are in command
Sofiane Boufal’s spot-kick is the difference maker at the break following Ayman Achraf’s reckless challenge in the box on Achraf Hakimi.
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Half time – Egypt 0-1 Morocco
Not the most fascinating game which was expected in this first 45 but at least we have had a goal to disect.
Advantage Morocco at the interval.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco
45+1. Egyptian head coach Carlos Queiroz was originally preparing a substitution for Hegazy but he has decided to wait it out with half-time beckoning.
Two minutes of additional time has been confirmed!
Egypt 0-1 Morocco
43. Play has been paused because Ahmed Hegazy has gone down screaming in agony for a challenge which seemed to have had minimal impact.
However, the Egyptian is rolling around in some pain so he must be hurt.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco
41. How disappointing is that?
Omar Mamoush put in a cross which was catching practice for the keeper. Yassine Bounou will take those all day long.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco
40. Some fantastic footwork from Mo Salah has earned Egypt a corner.
The Liverpool forward is spare heading the attacks at the moment and is ferociously trying to get his country back on level terms.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco
38. Goodness me, that shot was awful.
Achraf Hakimi is normally precise with his shooting, but that attempt on goal was way off target.
The Moroccan talisman just reminded everyone that he is still human.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco – Amallah booking
34. In the mist of the set-piece incident leading up to Hakimi almost doubling Morocco’s lead, Selim Amallah was booked for a reckless challenge just before.
Hakimi strikes it…
Doing what he does best
Achraf Hakimi is becoming a nuisance to the Egyptian defence and here is the reason why Morocco were awarded a penalty.

Egypt 0-1 Morocco
32. But to the delight of the Egyptian fans, the PSG full-back’s free-kick goes just wide of the mark.
They cannot let him get too many in those sort of positions because he will score at least one.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco – Free-kick in Hakimi territory!
29. Mohamed Elneny is begging the referee to change his mind on a free-kick awarded to Morocco right on the edge of the box.
Replays have shown that the Arsenal man was correct because he never touched Youssef En-Nesryi but the Egyptian forward outsmarted the officials.
Hakimi steps up ladies and gentleman. I am holding my breath.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco – Kamal yellow card!
25. Egyptian full-back Omar Kamal went sliding in dangerously on Selim Amallah resulting in the defender being the first name to go in the book.
He could have potentially got away with it if he had just returned to his position, but Kamal’s decent towards the free-kick was too aggressive which landed him in trouble.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco – Another huge save from Bounou!
23. Egyptian talisman Mo Salah whipped in a beautiful cross right in the mixer which eventually was headed clear.
But only as far as Ayman Ashraf who had a bullet of a shot from distance and yet again, Yassine Bounou was equal to the shot.
Egypt are really growing into this game which will make the fans a little happier for now.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco
22. Some smart thinking by Mo Salah has earned his side another free-kick from the right-hand side which he looks to take himself.
This will be more of an in-swinger but nevertheless, it is still from a threatening position.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco – Big save Bounou!
19. The Moroccan keeper has finally been called into action courtesy of a strike from Mostafa Mohamed from just outside the 18-yard-box.
However, it was straight down the throat of Yassine Bounou who was able to parry the ball to safety.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco
17. Such a poor effort from Ayman Ashraf. It didn’t even beat the wall.
That was the midfielder’s chance to make amends for giving away a penalty earlier on.
Egypt 0-1 Morocco
16. Right!
Mo Salah has won his side a free-kick in a position where we have seen them fly in from at this competition.
It’s a pity Egypt don’t have Achraf Hakimi on their side having witnessed what he can do from a dead-ball situation.
Eygpt 0-1 Morocco
14. Amrabat is back to hit feet to the delight of everyone within the Egypt camp but the boss may have to keep an eye on him for a couple of minutes.
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BURKINA FASO are through to their fourth AFCON 2022 semi-final after beating Tunisia 1-0 in Cameroon.
Kick-off time: 7pm
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FT: Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
The Carthage Eagles just did not create enough clean cut chances.
Koffi’s saves goal scoring saves were minimal.
They had a lot of possession and pass it around well but there is no penetration.
FT: Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
It is easy to remark on the attacking play of Burkina Faso, but defensively they were very solid today.
Koffi did so well to play the whole game considering his early knock which needed treatment several times.
With the need now for a striker for the semi-final maybe it is set up perfectly for the return of Bertrand Traore.
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The Stallions ride on
Kamou Malo can now take his crown of ‘tactical genius’.
He threw us all, including Tunisia, with his team selection.
The result shows how right he was.

FT: Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
That’s it!
They are into the semi finals!!!
Amazingly the referee blew the whistle early.
Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
90+2. Tunisia are hoping to create one last chance.
They pass their way forward to the edge of the box, playing it out wide.
The cross comes in but Koffi gathers easily.
Big cheer from the crowd.
Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
90+1. The Stallions try and retain possession in the Tunisia half.
They go into the corner and manage to win a corner much to the dismay of the defender.
They try to waste time too much and referee intervenes.
Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
90. We will have four added minutes.
Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
89. We are approaching the 90th minute, Tunisia probing and passing.

Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
87. A rare attacking phase for Burkina Faso.
They try to create some space, threading a pass through on goal.
The defender reads it all too well and cuts out the pass.
Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
85. Rafir has a chance to cross but it is blocked.
The ball is immediately played back to him out wide.
Rafir’s cross is high, wide and not very handsome when you are chasing a goal.
Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
82. Dango, the goalscorer, has been sent off.
Hero to zero.
Got to feel for the youngster as there didn’t seem real intent but he did catch him in the face with his elbow nonetheless.
Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
80. Dango receives a yellow card for an arm in the face of Maaloul.
Looking at the replay he catches him square with the elbow.
VAR has asked the referee to look at the monitor.

Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
78. Hats off to the referee.
Usually the call to the monitor means a change of mind but not this time.
Right decision for me but nice to see the official take control there as he awards a throw in.
NO PENALTY!
VAR decision……
Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
75. Tunisia come forward and the ball is fed into Khazri.
He beats his man but the ball squirms away from him.
S Ouattara clears the ball but seems to follow through on Khazri.
VAR asks the referee to look at the monitor.
Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
72. It is decision time for The Stallions.
Do they give up on attacking and just let Tunisia come on to them to hit them on the break?
A second goal would see off the Carthage Eagles surely?
Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0
69. Tunisia keep the pressure on.
Khazri keeps the ball in on the byline and wins a corner.
The cross comes in but is dealt with.
Dango’s goal still separates these teams.

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GAMBIA are looking to upset the odds against hosts Cameroon in the AFCON quarter-final.The Gambians have already stunned Tunisia and beaten Guinea to get to this stage but face an even tougher test today.
However, they will take heart from the fight Comoros put up against the Indomitable Lions in the round of 16.
Playing with no goalkeeper and ten men for 85 minutes, the Comorans were only beaten 2-1 by a much fancied Cameroon side.

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Gambia 0-0 Cameroon
5. Cameroonian talisman Vincent Aboubakar has barely had a sniff in these opening minutes.
The Scorpions are doing well to double up on him because they are aware that the Lions captain is the dangerman in this gifted side.
Gambia 0-0 Cameroon
2. The Gambians are showing the hosts that they aren’t moved by the magnitude of this fixture as it is them who are controlling early possession here.
However, Cameroon seem to be just feeling out their opponent and trying to not make any mistakes.
Gambia 0-0 Cameroon
1. Many are predicting the Indomitable Lions to progress to the semi-finals once the dust has settled due to Cameroon having a better team on paper and Gambia being the lowest ranked nation left in the tournament at 150.
However, the Scorpions have been labelled as the giant killers of the competition so there is every chance that we could see another shock defeat today.
Kick-off – Gambia vs Cameroon
Referee Pacifique Ndabihawenimana has blown his whistle and we have lift off!
The first quarter-finals of this season’s AFCON is under-way and due to the hosts being involved, the atmosphere is absolutely electric.
A moments silence in Japoma
The players all surround the centre circle and give a moments silence for the tragic events which happened at Stade Olembe earlier on this week.
Our thoughts and prayers are with everybody who is grieving at this awful time.
Heading out of the tunnel
Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar and Gambian skipper Pa Modou Jagne are both leading their teams out onto the field where they are being welcome by 50,000 loud fans who are singing at the top of their lungs.
We are minutes away from the opening whistle people, this is going to be a good spectacle.
Only 15 minutes to go!
The fans are really going for it as we enter the final 15 minutes before kick-off but someone clearly didn’t get the memo for the dress code.

Cameroon’s good run of form
Toni Conceicao’s side have been on phenomenal form leading up to the AFCON and during the tournament itself.
The Indomitable Lions are undefeated in their last eight matches since the 2-1 defeat back in September 2021 to Ivory Coast who they would eventually get revenge on a couple of months later.
In addition to that, the Cameroonians haven’t struggled to find the back of the net either. They have scored twice or more on five separate occasions in this current run.
On the flip side, the 5x AFCON winners concede often too. Cameroon are yet to keep a clean sheet in this tournament which includes allowing ten-men Comoros who had an outfield player in goal to score against them.
It admittedly was an absolute screamer though.
Gambia’s results coming into this
The Scorpions have undoubtedly been pleasing on the eye to watch in this editions Africa Cup of Nations which is something that not many would have expected.
Leading up to AFCON, Gambia’s results were very indifferent because in eight games, the Scorpions had secured four victories but they had also lost four too so it was difficult to predict how this tournament would go for them.
Especially as one of those loses included a 1-0 defeat to a country who had only won their first game of international football in 2018, Kosovo.
However, Gambia’s dramatic victory in the previous round over Guinea stretched their unbeaten run at AFCON to four on the spin; a very impressive statistic considering this is their first time featuring in Africa’s biggest cup competition.
The potential semi-final opponent
Both nations will start to believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel because victory at this stage puts them into the last four of the competition.
However, the potential opponents each nation could face in the semi-finals have nine AFCON titles between them, Egtpt and Morocco so whoever manages to progress to the next round, will certainly have their hands full.
On the other side of the tournament, the winners of Burkina Faso vs Tunisia will encounter the victors of Senegal vs Equatorial Guinea.
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Saintfiet speaks to the media
Gambian head coach Tom Saintfiet made a statement to the world that his side have no intentions of letting their Africa Cup of Nations dream fade away.
The Belgian is chuffed to have made it this far in the competition but Saintfiet feels as if the Scorpions have what it takes to pull off another giant slaying even though Cameroon will be their toughest opponents yet.
It’s already fantastic to be in the African top eight, but when you’re there it’s because you deserve it.
We do not want our dream to end even if it is Cameroon, a great team and in addition, it is the host country.
We worked well for three and a half year, we created a group that knows our strategy and that pulls in the same direction.
Everyone understands our way of working; the players, the staff, the Federation and the supporters. I’m really proud.Tom SaintfietCAFOnline.com
How Gambia reached this far
Gambia’s debut campaign in AFCON has produced nothing but drama since match-day one, and it began with a 1-0 win over Mauritania who are 47 places above them in the FIFA Rankings.
Tom Saintfiet’s men then hung in for a 1-1 draw by the skin of their teeth with Mali having equalised via a 90th minute penalty.
And the Scorpions repeated this same trick against ten-men Tunisia in one of the shocks of the competition when Ablie Jallow converted his spot-kick deep into stoppage time.
However the most entertainment came in Gambia’s round of 16 clash with Guinea. It had a disallowed goal, a penalty appeal, and two red cards but Mussa Barrow’s composed finish became the all-important statistic which eventually sent the AFCON newbies through.
Cameroon route to the quarters
The 5x AFCON winners opened up the tournament with a victory to the delight of the home fans but they needed two perfectly dispatched penalties from Vincent Aboubakar to scrape a 2-1 win against Burkina Faso.
However, Cameroon’s second group stage clash with Ethiopia was much more convincing despite going behind inside the first four minutes. Another brace from their skipper alongside a double for Karl Toko Ekambi helped the hosts ease to a 4-1 triumph.
With knock-out qualification already secured, Cameroon boss Toni Conceicao decided to rest some heavy hitters but he left Aboubakar on the field to add to his tally and the marksman didn’t disappoint. Unfortunately Cape Verde ruined the day by equalising early on in the second half.
But the party resumed after the full time whistle in Cameroon’s last 16 encounter with Comoros when the hosts pipped their opponents to a quarter-finals spot in what turned out to be a surprisingly tight affair.
The pride keep on roaring
Fun fact – A pack of lions is called a pride and here you can see the supporters in Stade Japoma preparing to cheer on their own set of Lions more commonly known as Cameroon.

Cameroon subs to call on
1 Komguep Jean, 16 Davis, 17 Mbaizoi, 22 Jerome, 6 Bitolo Ambroise, 27 Siliki James, 28 Yvan, 11 Christian, 13 Choupo-Moting, 20 Malong, 15 Njie
Cameroon team sheet is out – Choupo-Moting dropped to the bench but Aboubakar starts!
Toni Conceicao has opted to alter his attacking duo today by throwing Oum Gouet Samuel in from the start instead of Eric Choupo-Moting.
The Bayern Munich forward will have to do what he does best which is coming off the bench to be a fire weapon if things aren’t going as planned.
(4-4-2): 24 Onana; 19 Fai Collins, 21 Castaletto, 5 Ngadeu, 25 Nouho; 3 Moumi, 18 Hongla, 8 Anguissa, 12 Toko Ekambi; 14 Gouet Samuel, 10 Aboubakar
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Gambia players on the bench
1 Jobe, 4 Ngum, 8 Ebrima Darboe, 9 Ceesay, 11 Modou Barrow, 15 Sohna, 16 Mbye, 17 Bubacarr Jobe, 19 Ebrima Colley, 24 Dembo Darboe, 25 Sanneh, 28 Adams
Gambia have revealed their line-up
Tom Saintfiet has had a triple boost with Noah Sonko, Saidy Janko and Ibou Touray all returning to the side having recovered from food poisoning.
However, Albie Jallow has not been able to shake off his knock which means in steps Muhamed Badomosi as a replacement.
(4-3-3): 18 Gaye; 21 Saidy Janko, 12 Gomez, 5 Omar Colley, 13 Modou-Jagne; 2 Bobb, 6 Marreh, 3 23 Badamosi; 14 Noah Sanko, 11 Touray, 10 Musa Barrow
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An update on the Gambia squad
One goes out and one comes in for Gambian gaffer Tom Saintfiet because Yusupha Njie is set to serve his suspension have picked up two yellow cards in the 1-0 triumph over Guinea but Noah Sonko Sundberg who missed that round of 16 victory with a slight knock, is in contention for an early return.
Albie Jallow was a doubt for the encounter this afternoon when the midfielder hobbled off the field early last Monday with a foot injury but Saintfiet confirmed in his pre-match press conferment that everyone is fit and raring to go.
The Belgian said: “We want to win this quarter-final. We know it won’t be easy. Against Cameroon, all the players are available, it can help to get a good result. Cameroon are big favourites, we have to relax and play our football.”
Inside the Cameroon treatment room
Toni Conceicao will be one relieved man due to the fact that the Cameroon boss has no injuries or suspensions to worry about heading into this quarter-final clash.
This means that the Portuguese has the ability to go with his strongest side possible especially as Concicao mentioned that he is wary of Gambia’s giant killing spree label.
The Cameroon gaffer stated that: “We have seen teams ranked as underdogs stand up to high calibre countries and my players have been warned.”
Eric Choupo-Mouting current stats
The Bayern Munich back-up striker is yet to score at AFCON this season and hasn’t netted many for his club either but in Choupo-Moting’s defence, the Cameroonian isn’t expected to get many minutes of football with Robert Lewandowski in front of him.
I doubt many would in all honesty.

Putting the critics on mout
If ever there was a footballer who can be proud of their career once they decide to hang up their boots its Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
The 32-year-old went from playing in a relegated Stoke City side during the 2017-18 campaign to representing French giants Paris Saint-German the following season in a cheap back-up striker deal struck by Thomas Tuchel.
However, Choupo-Moting figured in more games than expected and when called upon, the Cameroonian provided. Most notably in the Champions League when he sent PSG to their first ever semi-finals in club’s biggest European competition.
Bayern Munich was aware of how functional Choupo-Moting’s role in the squad is which led to the experienced striker being scooped up by the 30x Bundesliga champions once his contract in Paris was up and is currently where the 6’3 forward enjoys his football.
So having won titles all across Europe and securing a Champions League medal, Choupo-Moting has a huge chance to finally get his hands on an AFCON winners medal but Cameroon still have quite a few obstacles to overcome.
Vincent is bak in charge
Cameroonian skipper Vincent Aboubakar is not only leading his side on the pitch but he is currently sitting at the top of the goal scoring tree in this edition’s Africa Cup of Nation.
The 30-year-old had already netted five goals by the end of the group stages and Aboubakar added one more to the collection in the 2-1 win over Comoros last Monday which incidentally made him the first Cameroon international to score in four straight matches breaking Barcelona legend Samuel Eto’o’s record.
No player has scored more than nine goals in a single campaign which is a record set by Democratic Republic of Congo forward Ndaye Mulamba way back in 1974.
With Aboubakar’s current tally on six and the hosts expected to at least make it to the semi-final, the Cameroonian marksman won’t get a better chance to put himself in the history books.
Ready for drama in Douala
Stade Japoma is the venue for today’s quarter-final match-up between the hosts Cameroon and the AFCON debutants Gambia which is fitting considering the history behind it.
The stadium is located in one of the two largest cities in Cameroon and having had a recent reconstruction in 2019, Stade Japoma now has a seated capacity of 50,000 enabling 50,000 fans to shout at the top of their lungs.
Isn’t she beautiful?
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Gambia vs Cameroon head to head
There has only ever been two matches played between Cameroon and Gambia since data was recorded and the Indomitable Lions have won on both occasions.
The first was a tight affair in September 2015 where the 5x AFCON winners scraped a 1-0 victory on Gambia’s home turf of Bakau.
And the second fixture was the comfortable 2-0 win detailed in the previous post.
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THE final spot in the AFCON last-eight is up for grabs as Mali and Equatorial Guinea go all the way to penalties.Both sides were impressive in the group stages and have been inseparable in this knockout tie.

Mali XI: Mounkoro, Traore, Sacko, Kouyate, A Haidara, M Haidara, Camara, Bissouma, A Traore, Doumbia, Kone.
Equatorial Guinea XI: Owono, Akapo, Obiang, Coco, Ndong, Machin, Ganet, Miranda, Salvador, Bikoro, Hanza.

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That’s all from Cameroon!
Equatorial Guinea put together another giant-slaying performance at the Africa Cup of Nations as they eliminated Mali in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at Limbe Stadium.
After knocking reigning African champions Algeria from the group stages, Juan Micha’s minnows did the unthinkable and made it to the quarter-finals where they will face Senegal after holding it together for 120 minutes of a goalless draw.
The National Thunder protested for a penalty after just 10 minutes when the ball hit Mohamed Camara’s hand inside the area.
However, the referee didn’t award a spot-kick as the ball first made contact with Camara’s head.
Mali thought they got a penalty of their own half an hour later when Moussa Doumbia fell inside the box while under pressure from Josete Miranda.
The ref pointed at the white spot but reversed his decision after checking with the VAR monitor.
Mali improved in the second half and came just a whisker away from breaking the deadlock on 58 minutes.
Yves Bissouma broke inside the area from the right and played the ball to Camara, who had an open goal in front of him but sent the ball over the crossbar.
That was the final major chance of the match as the game was dragged to a dramatic penalty shootout.
Misses from Emilio Nsue and Pablo Ganet from Equatorial Guinea as well as Massadio Haidara and Hamari Traore from Mali took the game to sudden death!
And that is where goalkeeper Jesus Owono proved to be the hero as he saved Falaye Sacko’s penalty!
Equatorial Guinea won 6-5 and they keep on dreaming!
That’s all from us here at SunSport, have a great night!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 5-6 Equatorial Guinea
NO! The penalty stands! Equatorial Guinea are through to the quarter-finals!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 5-6 Equatorial Guinea
Or are they?! It looks like there will be a retake
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 5-6 Equatorial Guinea
Owono saves it! Equatorial Guinea are through to the quarter-finals!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 5-6 Equatorial Guinea
Sako is next
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 5-6 Equatorial Guinea
Eneme scores!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 5-5 Equatorial Guinea
Eneme is next
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 5-5 Equatorial Guinea
Camara scores!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 4-5 Equatorial Guinea
Camara is next!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 4-5 Equatorial Guinea
Salvador scores! Mounkoro can’t hold on to the ball!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 4-4 Equatorial Guinea
Salvador is next for Equatorial Guinea
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 4-4 Equatorial Guinea
Dieng (not Camara) scores!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 3-4 Equatorial Guinea
Camara is next
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 3-4 Equatorial Guinea
Coco scores!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 3-3 Equatorial Guinea
Coco is next
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 3-3 Equatorial Guinea
Toure scores! Sudden death it is!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 2-3 Equatorial Guinea
Mali need to score this, Toure is up
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 2-3 Equatorial Guinea
Mounkoro saves it!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 2-3 Equatorial Guinea
Garnet is next
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 2-3 Equatorial Guinea
Traore misses! If Equatorial Guinea score then they go through!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 2-3 Equatorial Guinea
Traore is next for Mali
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 2-3 Equatorial Guinea
And Buyala scores!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 2-2 Equatorial Guinea
Buyala is next
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 2-2 Equatorial Guinea
Owono saves it!!!!!
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea
Pens: Mali 2-2 Equatorial Guinea
Haidara is next for Mali
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