{"id":54823,"date":"2024-01-25T18:12:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T18:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/?p=54823"},"modified":"2024-01-25T16:33:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T16:33:53","slug":"dr-congo-through-to-afcon-last-16-as-tanzania-go-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/dr-congo-through-to-afcon-last-16-as-tanzania-go-out","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo through to AFCON last 16 as Tanzania go out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Democratic Republic of Congo secured a spot in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday thanks to a 0-0 draw with Tanzania, a result which sealed the Taifa Stars&#8217; elimination from the competition.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Yoane Wissa came closest to scoring in Korhogo in a game lacking in quality in the final third, the Brentford forward testing Aishi Manula midway through the first half and almost beating the Tanzania goalkeeper with a chip from the left-hand edge of the box late on.<\/p>\n<p>A third draw in as many matches was enough for the Congolese to finish second in Group F behind Morocco, who defeated Zambia 1-0 at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>DR Congo will now return to the coastal city of San-Pedro for a last-16 showdown with Egypt on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tanzania go home after collecting just two points and finishing bottom of the group.<\/p>\n<p>They have still never won a Cup of Nations match in nine attempts across three appearances at the finals.<\/p>\n<p>Their campaign in Ivory Coast was disrupted by the sacking of coach Adel Amrouche following their opening 3-0 loss to Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>That was after he was given an eight-game ban by the Confederation of African Football and fined for comments made about the Moroccans.<\/p>\n<p>Hemed Suleiman took caretaker charge of the team in the two games that followed, but Tanzania paid dearly for failing to beat 10-man Zambia in their second match at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\">Angola<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. 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