Cape Verde 1-0 Mauritania (Mendes)The group-stage surprise package kept the ball rolling in the knockouts, but they left it late. A 88th-minute penalty gave them the chance to extend their stay at AFCON and Ryan Mendes made no mistake.Senegal 1-1 (aet) Ivory Coast (H. Diallo; Kessie) Ivory Coast won 5-4 on penaltiesIt was a similar situation for the tournament hosts. Habib Diallo got the reigning champions off to the perfect start inside four minutes and they were largely untroubled as they maintained the narrow lead. That was until Ivory Coast were awarded a penalty after a VAR check and Franck Kessie, with the weight of the nation on his shoulders, scored. He and four of his team-mates were equally flawless in the ensuing shootout and that sent them through as Moussa Niakhate hit the post with his effort.Mali 2-1 Burkina Faso (Tapsoba (OG), Sinayoko; B. Traore)Mali had Edmond Tapsoba to thank for their early goal as his calamitous own goal gave them the lead after two minutes. And
Cape Verde 1-0 Mauritania (Mendes)The group-stage surprise package kept the ball rolling in the knockouts, but they left it late. A 88th-minute penalty gave them the chance to extend their stay at AFCON and Ryan Mendes made no mistake.Senegal 1-1 (aet) Ivory Coast (H. Diallo; Kessie) Ivory Coast won 5-4 on penaltiesIt was a similar situation for the tournament hosts. Habib Diallo got the reigning champions off to the perfect start inside four minutes and they were largely untroubled as they maintained the narrow lead. That was until Ivory Coast were awarded a penalty after a VAR check and Franck Kessie, with the weight of the nation on his shoulders, scored. He and four of his team-mates were equally flawless in the ensuing shootout and that sent them through as Moussa Niakhate hit the post with his effort.Mali 2-1 Burkina Faso (Tapsoba (OG), Sinayoko; B. Traore)Mali had Edmond Tapsoba to thank for their early goal as his calamitous own goal gave them the lead after two minutes. And
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A penalty shootout was needed to decide the quarter-final between Cape Verde and South Africa after 120 minutes without a goal.It was Cape Verde who came the closer in normal time, though, as Gilson Tavares watched his strike burst through the hands of Ronwen Williams and cannon back off the crossbar in stoppage time.Chances then came and went in extra time as the teams could not be separated.When the time came, Williams was in inspired form in the penalty shootout, making four superb saves to deny Cape Verde and send his nation into the AFCON semi-final.