Africa Cup of Nations: Egypt eliminated, Congo and Guinea reach the quarterfinals

In yesterday's two 1/8 finals matches of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt lost on penalties to Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0. On San Pedro night in Côte d'Ivoire, the most popular name is that of Mpasi-Nzau , the goalkeeper of the Democratic Republic of Congo , who scored the decisive penalty to win the round against Egypt . In the other 1/8 final, the "derby" between the Guineas, the Equatorial team was defeated 1-0 in the 98th minute . So, they move on to the quarterfinals and Congo will face Guinea, but first let's look back at the two matches.

Nsue fails to convert a penalty in the 98th minute as well

After a soporific first half, the match between Guinea and Equatorial Guinea heated up in the second half. The negative hero is Emilio Nsue, who has been one of the symbolic faces of the Equatoguineans so far: first he conceded a goal at 1-0, sent it high from a few steps and then missed a penalty in the 64th minute. hitting the pole. In the middle, in the 56th minute, a frantic Bikoro booted Bayo in the ribs and sent him straight to the locker rooms . Guinea grows: from the bench comes Girassi, who gives more depth and physicality to the attack. The moral blow from the missed penalty is felt on the shoulders of Equatorial Guinea, which is already practically not attacking. All Africa Cup of Nations and other championship news can be found on the Livescore website, livescore | france ligue-1. With little left, Girassi struck with a header, but Owono does something sensational , effectively taking the ball away from the goal. At the last second, in the last action, here is the goal of the match: 98th minute, a shot from the right by Diakite, Bayo gets his head into it, Ovono is not Superman and he just can't do it, the score is 0- 1 , they pass Guinea.

The decisive severity of Mpasi-Nzau rules in the paradisiacal Congo

Egypt are sensationally out of the game and without Momo Salah throughout the match, they tolerate the speed and physicality of the Congolese. Hegazy was close to a goal in the first half, but Elia headed Desabre's team ahead, making the most of the Pharaohs' somewhat unstable defense. Democratic Republic of Congo shot themselves in the foot just before the break , Batubinsika stretched his arm and hit an opponent in the penalty area , VAR and the penalty was realized by Mostafa Mohamed . In the second half, the only one close to a goal was Bakambu, but he did not score and consequently got extra time . Tension is building , Congo know they can accomplish the feat and now Egypt are afraid , also because Hamdi was suspended in the 97th minute . Coming to penalties . Monem and Moutoussamy score , Mohamed and Masuaku don't and then score again . We get to the ninth penalty, Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal is the first to get to the spot and smashes the crossbar, the knockout blow goes to the feet of another goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi-Nzau who is cold-blooded and scores . Democratic Republic of Congo advance to the quarterfinals, vice-champions Egypt are eliminated in the 1/8 finals.

Africa Cup of Nations will conclude with the 1/8 finals: Mali-Burkina and Morocco-South Africa

Mali vs Burkina Faso and Morocco vs South Africa are the last two matches to see who will reach the quarterfinals of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations . A publication that offers, as is often the case, constant twists and turns of events, such as the departure due to penalties of Egypt, the failures of Tunisia and Ghana, as well as the revelations of Guinea and Cape Verde. Tomorrow, starting at 18:00 Italian time, we will have the last two matches that will officially conclude the quarterfinal draw, which will take place on Friday, February 2 and Saturday, February 3 . Let's take a look at these two matches in detail, with likely lineups and where to follow the matches on TV. Mali's solidity against Burkina Faso's exposure. After conceding just one goal in three group stage matches, Mali, led by Eric Shelle, proved to be one of the strongest teams in the entire competition at the group stage, finishing top of Group E ahead of South Africa, Namibia and Tunisia. A slight problem for the Eagles could be the forward department, where they can't always be accurate. On the other side are the Stallions from Burkina Faso, ranked second in Group D behind Angola. Burkina Faso will have to try to beat their neighbor Mali, dispelling a real taboo: in the last seven matches, victory has always gone to the Eagles . Below are the likely lineups.