Ivory Coast, the defending champions, were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations after a 3-2 defeat to Egypt in the quarter-finals. Egypt will advance to face Senegal in the semi-finals.
Breakdown
- Ivory Coast eliminated from AFCON after 3-2 quarter-final loss to Egypt
- Coach Emers Faye frustrated by defensive mistakes and lack of concentration 7s
- Egypt led 2-0 within 32 minutes due to Ivory Coast errors 22s
- Mohamed Salah scored his fourth goal of the tournament to make it 3-1 28s
- Egypt advance to face Senegal in the semi-finals 38s