AFCON2023 Update: See the list of counties that have qualified for the 2023 AFCON Quarter-finals and their likely opponent in the Semi-finals
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Highlights:
° South Africa stun Morocco in the AFCON quarter-finals.
° Nigeria with an easy win against Cameroon.
° Ivory Coast showed why they are the host country.
This 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has been full of surprises since the start of the competition, and it became more of a surprise after the host county Ivory Coast who qualified as the best losers in their group knocked out the 2023 AFCON favorite Senegal who were group leaders in their group via a penalty shootout after a end to end 1-1 on the 29th of January 2023.
A lot of pundits and fans predicted a Senegal win in the round of 16 of the competition but were surprised at the end of the game with the host county coming out victorious.
Although the Senegal national team took the lead in the first few minutes of the game all thanks to Sadio Mane’s assist to Dailo in the 4 minute, Ivory Coast came from behind to draw level in the 86th minute of the game all thanks to a Kessie penalty.
The game went to extra time and was later decided on penalty where the host county won 5-4 to send their selves to the semi-finals of the competition.
South Africa surprised Morocco with a 2-0 win yesterday night to join the rest of the already-qualified teams in the semi-finals.
See a full list of the already qualified teams and who they will face in the quarter-finals and the semi-finals in case they qualify for the next round.
• Angola
• Nigeria
• Cape Verde
• Ivory Coast
• DR Congo
• Guinea
• Mali
• South Africa.
See how the quarter-final matches will be played:
1. Nigeria vs Angola – The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Angola in their Quarterfinals on the 2nd of February 2024 at the Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Ivory Coast.
2. DR Congo vs Guinea – The second game of the Quarterfinals will be played still on the 2nd of February 2024, the game will be hosted in the Ouattara (Abidjan) stadium in Ivory Coast.
3. Cape Verde vs South Africa – Cape Verde will face South Africa on the 3rd of February 2024 at the Yamoussoukro stadium in Ivory Coast.
4. Ivory Cost vs Mali – Ivory Coast will play against Mali in the last game of the quarter-finals on the 3rd of February 2024.
Semi finals:
1. The winner of Nigeria vs Angola tie will play against the winner of the tie between Cape Verde and South Africa on the 7th of February 2024 in the first match of the semi-final of the 2023 AFCON.
2. The winner of the tie between DR Congo vs Guinea will face the winner of the Ivory Coast vs Mali tie.
More updates to follow later as AFCON continues till the final…
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