Africa-Press – Eswatini. With the last round of the round of 16 of the 34th edition of the African Football Championship (CAN`2023), which will be held in Côte d`Ivoire, taking place on Tuesday night, the table of the best eight African teams.
Depending on the results, the quarter-finals, which begin on Friday (2), comprise the following lineup:
Friday, February 2nd, at 6 and 9 pm:
Nigeria-Angola
DRC-Guinea
Saturday, February 3rd, at 6 and 9 pm
Mali-Côte d`Ivoire
Cape Verde -South Africa
Tuesday’s round (round of 16) was marked by the elimination of yet another favorite team, this time it was Morocco.
The Moroccan team, semi-finalist in the 2022 World Cup, was one of the favorites to win the competition, but ended up being eliminated by South Africa, with a 0-2 defeat, and joined champion Senegal and runner-up Egypt, all away in the “eighths”.
However, in the first game of the day, Mali beat Burkina Faso, 2-1, and also progressed to the next round, something that had not happened since 2013.
In San-Pédro, after a goalless first half, South Africa surprisingly took the lead, in the 57th minute, through Makgopa, but even worse would happen later to Morocco.
Hakimi, the team’s great star, missed a penalty, when he hit the bar, in the 85th minute, and Amrabat saw a direct red, in the 90+4, for interrupting a clear scoring opportunity.
In the very next play, at 90+5 minutes, Mokoena sealed the surprise and qualification, with a direct free kick that gave goalkeeper Bono no chance.
In Korhogo, the Malian team reached qualification with goals from Edmond Tapsoba, a former Vitória de Guimarães player, in his own goal, and Lassine Sinayoko, in the third and 47th minutes, respectively, while Burkina Faso also reduced from a penalty, in the 57th minute. , by Bertrand Traoré.
Remember, to reach the “quarters”, Angola beat Namibia by an impressive 3-0, with two goals from Gelson Dala and one from Mabululu.
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