Matches moved at Cup of Nations over poor pitch
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Egypt, starring Mo Salah, edge Ivory Coast on penalties to reach quarter finals
Mohamed Salah scored the decisive spot-kick as record seven-time champions Egypt beat the Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Douala on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
Afcon stampede: Caf ring questionable venue changes
Three Africa Cup of Nations matches will change venues in light of Monday’s deadly stadium stampede at the Stade d’Olembe, according to a Confederation of African Football statement as seen by GOAL, although it’s the Stade Japoma in Douala that has been the hardest hit by the rescheduling.
Soccer-Substitute keeper Abo Gabal the shootout hero as Egypt advance
(Reuters) -Egypt booked a quarter-final place at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 5-4 shootout victory over Ivory Coast on Wednesday as substitute goalkeeper Mohamed Abo Gabal saved Eric Bailly's tame penalty and Mohamed Salah stroked home the decisive spotkick.
Substitute keeper Abo Gabal the shootout hero as Egypt advance
:Egypt booked a quarter-final place at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 5-4 shootout victory over Ivory Coast on Wednesday as substitute goalkeeper Mohamed Abo Gabal saved Eric Bailly's tame penalty and Mohamed Salah stroked home the decisive spotkick.
AFCON: Egypt progress after shootout win over Ivory Coast
Egypt booked a quarter-final place at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 5-4 shootout victory over Ivory Coast after a goalless draw on Wednesday as substitute goalkeeper Mohamed Abo Gabal saved a casual penalty from Ivorian defender Eric Bailly. Abo Gabal pushed the penalty onto the crossbar from Bailly's weak attempt as seven-time winners Egypt set up a quarter-final with north African rivals Morocco at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde on Sunday.
Afcon 2021: Egypt beat Ivory Coast on penalties
Egypt beat Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties to reach the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon following a 0-0 draw.
Afcon stadium crush: 'The force behind forced us to fall'
On Monday, 46-year-old Cameroon fan Ndombi Irene was excited as she approached Yaounde’s Olembe Stadium with her son for the Africa Cup of Nations knock-out tie with Comoros. However, as she neared the stadium perimeter, her dreams turned into a nightmare as poor organisation and policing resulted in a crush that left eight dead. Here, she tells BBC Sport Africa’s Piers Edwards her story.