AFCON 2019: Cote d’Ivoire vs Algeria (1-1) (3-4 Penalties), Algeria down Cote d’Ivoire on penalties, set up Nigeria semis clash [Video]

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRJV2oHJZv6v-QPU9otDUy-Gmd1slQ6yr0GLx11L6bopzOkJ9YwaAir42npfLK5XM51PKO2pd-i2syuXz4J6ma9b7exA5ZbxwHV42Beqq1pgDCq173fGqYz151qCHXlQdWyLK_plr9jVM/s1600/Max-Gradel_Youcef-Atal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="655" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRJV2oHJZv6v-QPU9otDUy-Gmd1slQ6yr0GLx11L6bopzOkJ9YwaAir42npfLK5XM51PKO2pd-i2syuXz4J6ma9b7exA5ZbxwHV42Beqq1pgDCq173fGqYz151qCHXlQdWyLK_plr9jVM/s640/Max-Gradel_Youcef-Atal.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Max Gradel of Ivory Coast challenged by Youcef Atal of Algeria during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Finals, quarterfinals match between Ivory Coast and Algeria at Suez Stadium, Suez, Egypt.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3> Algeria reached the last four for the first time since 2010 after beating Cote d’Ivoire 4-3 on penalties in their quarter final clash on Thursday in Suez. Algeria will play Nigeria for a place at the final on Sunday in Cairo.</h3> <br /> The encounter ended one-all after 120 minutes with Turkey-based Sofiane Feghouli scoring in the first half for Les Fennecs whilst Jonathan Kodjia levelled in the second half. The North Africans had the luxury of missing a penalty early in the second half when Baghdad Bounedjah shot at the cross-bar, but had the last laugh on penalties.<br /> <br /> During penalties, Rami Bensebaini, Islam Slimani, Andy Delort and Adam Ounas scored for Algeria whilst Franck Kessie, Maxwell Cornet and Max Gradel converted for the West Africans. Striker Wilfried Bony and Serey Die missed their spots kicks with Youcef Belaili also failing to score from the shot distance.<br /> <br /> <br /> It was yet again another painful exit for Les Elephants who have failed to make an impression since winning their second AFCON title in 2015 in Equatorial Guinea. The Ivorians, champions also in 1992, failed to go past the group stage in 2017 in Gabon.<br /> <br /> <h4>Watch Cote d’Ivoire  vs Algeria (1-1) (3-4 Penalties) Highlights & Goals</h4> <iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/C3832Lwp-LSTg1wml.html" width="100%" height="380" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" allowfullscreen></iframe> <br /> In the early parts of the game, Les Elephants should have broken the deadlock but Zaha after doing all the work, squared to Jonathan Kodjia, but the latter failed to trap the ball.<br /> <br /> Les Fennecs broke the deadlock on 20 minutes through Sofiane Feghouli, who connected a cross from Rami Bensebaini from the left, that caught Ivorian goalie Sylvian Gbohouo for the opener.<br /> <br /> Algeria had the better of the exchanges with Rahman and Baghdad Bounedjah having shot at goal as they tested the Ivorian backline.<br /> <br /> The Algerians resumed strongly and were awarded a penalty after Gbohouo felled Bounedjah in virtually the first attack of the half. However, Bounedja shot at the crossbar to the dismay of all.<br /> <h3> <br />And that was the turning point for the Ivorians, who raided the half of the Algerians in search of the equalizer.</h3> <br /> The Zaha-Kodjia partnership will return to haunt the Algerians yet again on 62 minutes as Kodjia drew level. On the counter, Zaha tore through and laid to Kodjia, who beat his marker before firing a low shot past Rais M’bolhi for the equalizer.<br /> <br /> Gbohouo was to the rescue of the Ivorians with timely saves within a spate of three minutes each denying Bounedjah, who was looking to make amends from his miss from the spot. The TP Mazembe shot stopper stopped Bounedjah goalbound shot on 65 minutes and three minutes later as he<br /> <br /> With both sides failing to grab the winner, the game headed for extra time which saw Gbohouo and M’Bolhi make superb saves to force the game to penalties which saw the Algeria win 4-3 and continue their fine run in the competition.<br /> <br /> <h2> Total man of the Match: Sylvain Gbohouo (Cote d’Ivoire)</h2> <br /> <br /> Source: cafonline.com

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Nigeria vs South Africa (2-1) at Egypt AFCON 2019 All Goals & Highlights, Nigeria to the semis beating South Africa in Cairo City [Video]

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMqxttR5pSTCBigLhF2M2l8ruZd0aBLuXXwGHFmjFPnMJx36HzcW9QpIX87dF3Vra5TaNhZj0f-YFNmSNkFbPapVLq2To5bRcXe_za92XcfdaQ2LHCXeTdx0LJaC0R2BXvMnpFdhyphenhyphenm8Rs/s1600/Nigeria-Footballer-Samuel-Chukwueze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="900" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMqxttR5pSTCBigLhF2M2l8ruZd0aBLuXXwGHFmjFPnMJx36HzcW9QpIX87dF3Vra5TaNhZj0f-YFNmSNkFbPapVLq2To5bRcXe_za92XcfdaQ2LHCXeTdx0LJaC0R2BXvMnpFdhyphenhyphenm8Rs/s640/Nigeria-Footballer-Samuel-Chukwueze.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samuel Chukwueze of Nigeria celebrates goal with teammates during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Finals, quarterfinals match between Nigeria and South Africa at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3> Nigeria became the second team (after Senegal) to reach 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations semifinal after defeating South Africa 2-1 at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday night.</h3> <br /> Samuel Chukwueze opened the deadlock after 27 minutes. VAR was used to confirm South Africa's equalizer scored by Bongani Zungu after 74 minutes, but William Troost Ekong scored one minute from time to send the Super Eagles for the semifinal for the first time since they were crowned champions in 2013. They will now wait to see their opponents from Algeria and Cote d’Ivoire who lock horns in Suez on Thursday.<br /> <br /> South Africa will leave Egypt with heads high after reaching the last eight despite playing in the group of death, and then eliminating hosts and favorites Egypt from the Round of 16.<br /> <br /> <h3> Watch Nigeria vs South Africa (2-1) All Goals & Highlights</h3> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" scrolling="auto" src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/yG6akQOg-LSTg1wml.html" width="100%"></iframe> <br /> Wilfried N’didi gave Bafana Bafana an idea of what to expect when he had the first shot after 6 minutes. And despite seeing South Africa with more possession, Nigeria had the lion share of chances.<br /> <br /> <h3> Chukwueze broke the deadlock after 27 minutes after receiving the ball from Alex Iwobi inside the vital area. His initial shot was deflected from defense but he managed to collect the ball again and score past Ronwen Williams between South Africa’s posts.</h3> <br /> South Africa tried to equalize but couldn’t pose real threats to Nigeria’s defense and goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi.<br /> <br /> After the break Nigeria were about to double their lead. Peter Etebo sent a scorcher from a free kick but Williams hand and the crossbar stopped him after 51 minutes.<br /> <br /> And after 73 minutes VAR interfered to give South Africa the equalizer. From a free kick Bongani Zungu sent a header that wronged Akpeyi. The goal was initially ruled offside but VAR proved the ball came from a Nigerian defender back to let the goal stand.<br /> <br /> Iwobi tried to restore Nigeria’s lead but his shot missed the target after 80 minutes.<br /> <br /> And when it seemed the game is going to extra time, Williams made a fatal mistake when he missed a corner kick to leave William Troost Ekong to score in the empty net wending the Super Eagles to the semifinal.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3> Total Man of the Match: Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria)</h3> <br /> What they said<br /> Samuel Chukwueze (Total Man of the match)<br /> We worked so hard to be here. I'm very happy we are now in the semifinal. We were pushing hard to win this game and it was not easy.<br /> <br /> <h3> Gernot Rohr (Coach, Nigeria)</h3> <br /> It was a great match. South Africa is a very good team, they had a very good game against Egypt but it's too difficult to do this two times in a row. We were lucky to score in the last minute, but yet we were mentally strong to do this. I salute South Africa for having a great team. What was the best today is the great spirit between both teams. Our next game is going to be more difficult, but we will be ready.<br /> <br /> <h3> Stuart Baxter (Coach, South Africa)</h3> <br /> It's always sad when you lose a game in the last minute. In the first half we were not brave enough but in the second we were much better. We still couldn't find that last touch. Nigeria is very dangerous and have some very good players. We tried to win but we lost in the dying minutes.<br /> Congratulations to Nigeria coach and team and I'm sure they are going to do great job.<br /> <br /> <br /> Source: cafonline.com<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Senegal vs Benin (1-0) at Egypt AFCON 2019 Highlights & Goals, Gana guns down Benin, sends Senegal to semis [Video]

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXw1vMh3n7dHAnuAxPTV_NTYG4oGk7zz5iV-rs0eF7GzRyKHj9wFS1CjZNyyPrNOYySM-gQbFY1TAIbPvWnubYOBp8oZoamkQEjaMAdS-iqTB7TMjOI-igKUdiKQ8dI182bj32IVtKObb/s1600/Jordan-Souleymane-Adeoti_Idrissa-Gana-Gueye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="900" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXw1vMh3n7dHAnuAxPTV_NTYG4oGk7zz5iV-rs0eF7GzRyKHj9wFS1CjZNyyPrNOYySM-gQbFY1TAIbPvWnubYOBp8oZoamkQEjaMAdS-iqTB7TMjOI-igKUdiKQ8dI182bj32IVtKObb/s640/Jordan-Souleymane-Adeoti_Idrissa-Gana-Gueye.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jordan Souleymane Adeoti of Benin Idrissa Gana Gueye of Senegal during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinals match between Senegal and Benin at the 30 June Stadium,Cairo - Egypt.</td></tr> </tbody></table> Idrissa Gueye scored in the 69th minute to hand Senegal a 1-0 win over Benin and send the Lions of Teranga to the semi-finals of the Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019.<br /> <br /> The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) came into use for the first time in the tournament’s history and was called upon in the 72nd minute, ruling out a Sadio Mane goal, but that counted for less as Senegal held on for the win.<br /> <br /> Benin were reduced to 10 men with eight minutes left after Olivier Verdon was sent off following a late tackle on Gueye.<br /> <br /> After a tale of missed chances, Senegal finally got their goal, one made from Merseyside. Liverpool’s Sadio Mane teed up Everton’s Gueye before the latter burst into the box and shot past the keeper. After the goal, Mane should have added to his tally of three in the tournament.<br /> <br /> Sub Krepin Diata sent him through on goal, but his shot was well saved by the keeper. He had another chance after his goal was ruled out by VAR but again, he could not get a shot past the keeper.<br /> <h2> Watch Senegal vs Benin (1-0) Highlights & Goals</h2> <video autoplay="0" controls="1" height="400" id="tv_newsvideo" width="640"> <source src="https://ofmtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/s1b0.mp4" type="video/mp4"></source> Your browser does not support HTML5 video. </video> <br /> The Teranga Lions controlled much of the game and should have gone to the break with at least a goal on the balance of chances they created in the first half. Mane had the earliest chance in the 19th minute when he chested down beautifully a well weighted ball from Kalidou Coulibaly, but he was sandwiched by the two Benin central defenders and couldn’t pull the trigger with goal in sight.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Benin had two good chances in the 23rd and 25th minutes through Cebio Soukou. His first effort was from range which went just wide.<br /> <br /> Two minutes later, he came close when he curled in a freekick from the right but it went agonizingly off target with a number of Benin legs thrown at it missing the crucial touch to guide the ball home.<br /> <br /> Senegal bossed the game and had another opportunity to score late in the half though it almost turned out to be a game of ping pong. Niang broke off on the left but his shot was saved by the keeper before follow up efforts from Gueye and Keita Balde were both blocked at the edge of the six yard box.<br /> <br /> At the start of the second half, Benin started with frenzy looking to bury the chances early. Sessi D’Almeida had a shot go wide from range before Mickael Pote missed a glorious chance.<br /> <br /> The ball flew straight into his boot unmarked from a Soukou cross from the right, but his aim at goal with no one on his shadow went straight to the keeper’s arms.<br /> <br /> As the game wore on, goal scorer Gueye was substituted to a standing ovation and in his place came defensive midfielder Salif Sane to see off the single goal lead.<br /> <br /> <br /> Source: cafonline.com<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Egypt AFCON 2019 Schedule of the Quarter-finals, Top Teams, Matches, Kick-Off Times, Fixtures, Venues, Standings, Referees For Tournament, Results etc.

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6BXufc0kVXV8H59AQ8nX2lEMol_VhSfdLUqScx7SdLSNLuFUCJj_wCEuW1XwJj6pECuA1Omqi88DR7JQbmAB-u71Lb2sNCSUIs_4z0cJU5B_lKXLhUFZdIc4eFIOoymIcGHsokKUN0pg/s1600/AFCON-2019-Quarter-finals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6BXufc0kVXV8H59AQ8nX2lEMol_VhSfdLUqScx7SdLSNLuFUCJj_wCEuW1XwJj6pECuA1Omqi88DR7JQbmAB-u71Lb2sNCSUIs_4z0cJU5B_lKXLhUFZdIc4eFIOoymIcGHsokKUN0pg/s640/AFCON-2019-Quarter-finals.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egypt AFCON 2019 Schedule of the Quarter-finals, Top Teams, Matches, Kick-Off Times, Fixtures, Venues, Standings, Referees For Tournament, Results etc.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2> Egypt AFCON 2019 Schedule of the Quarter-finals, Top Teams, Matches, Kick-Off Times, Fixtures, Venues, Standings, Referees For Tournament, Results etc.</h2> After completion of the Round of 16 matches, here is the schedule of the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt 2019 Quarterfinal matches. Times are in local time (GMT +2). <br /> <h3> 10.07.2019 18:00 30 June Stadium - Senegal vs Benin</h3> <h3> 10.07.2019 21:00 Cairo International Stadium - Nigeria vs South Africa</h3> <h3> 11.07.2019 18:00 Suez Stadium - Algeria vs Cote d’Ivoire</h3> <h3> 11.07.2019 21:00 Al Salam Stadium - Madagascar vs Tunisia</h3> <div> <br /></div> <h4> Egypt Time is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT+2 ).</h4> <h4> Universal Time (GMT) is +00 But Local Schedule Timezone is +02 Egypt.</h4> <h4> Universal Time (GMT) is +00 But Accra/London Schedule Time is +01.</h4> <h3> <a href="https://ofmtv.com/" target="_blank">Where To Watch AFCON 2019 Quarter-finals Live TV</a></h3>

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