Oumar Diakité scored in stoppage time of extra time to send 10-man Ivory Coast into the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 2-1 win over northern neighbor Mali on Saturday
Oumar Diakite was the hero as hosts Ivory Coast staged another remarkable salvage operation on Saturday to reach the Africa cup of Nations semi=finals, and South Africa later joined them.South Africa are back in the semi-finals for the first time since 2000, when they lost to then co-hosts Nigeria, their opponents in Bouake on Wednesday.
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Egypt ended its match against Cape Verde with a 2-2 draw on Monday, 22 January, at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Egypt, already with two draws in AFCON’s group stage, had to win against the Blue Sharks to secure advancement to second place in Group B. However, the 2-2 draw in the