Liverpool urge Mane not to risk his health by playing for Senegal
Liverpool have made a direct appeal to Sadio Mane not to risk his health by playing in Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday night.
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Burkina Faso defeat Tunisia again as hero Ouattara turns villain
GARUOA: Dango Ouattara scored on the stroke of half-time as 10-man Burkina Faso completed a hat-trick of Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final victories over Tunisia with a 1-0 win in Garoua on Saturday (Jan 29).
Dango Ouattara scores and is later sent off as Burkina Faso beat Tunisia to reach Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals
Burkina Faso advanced to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations as they defeated Tunisia 1-0 in an end-to-end encounter in Garoua. After an open 45 minutes, the Stallions took the lead with the last kick of the first-half, courtesy of a fine individual effort from Dango Ouattara to grab his first international goal.
AFCON: Karl Toko Ekambi strikes twice as Cameroon ease past Gambia
Karl Toko Ekambi bagged a brace as hosts Cameroon knocked out Gambia in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final to become the first side to book a place in the last four. The two goals came in a seven-minute burst in the second half as Cameroon finally converted their superiority into goals in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Japoma Stadium. Toko Ekambi got his first with a 50th-minute header and then, in the 57th minute, sneaked in behind the Gambian defence to tap home a square pass for the second. Cameroon will meet the winner of Sunday's quarter-final between Egypt and Morocco. The Indomitable Lions completely dominated the encounter against the small west African country who, at 150 in the FIFA rankings, were the lowest-rank team coming into the 24-team tournament. Gambia, making their debut at the finals, had giant-killing wins over Tunisia and Guinea on their way to the last eight but were almost anonymous on Saturday as they saw little of the ball and spent almost all of the match on the back foot. Had Cameroon made better use of their opportunities, the scoreline might have been more emphatic. Vincent Aboubakar had three good first-half chances to open the scoring and add to his tournament goal tally of six.
The Gambia 0-2 Cameroon: Karl Toko Ekambi scores twice in Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final
Karl Toko Ekambi scored two second-half goals as hosts Cameroon beat The Gambia to move into the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Karl Toko Ekambi nets twice to fire Cameroon to victory over Gambia in AFCON quarter-finals
Toko Ekambi scored two second-half goals as Cameroon booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals with a 2-0 win over tournament debutants Gambia. The hosts dominated the first half, creating nine efforts on goal, with dangerman Vincent Aboubakar having a header well saved and guiding another wide from close range.
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane to be available for Senegal v Equatorial Guinea
Sadio Mane is set to be available for Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Equatorial Guinea according to reports.
Soccer-Egypt progress in Cup of Nations impacts on top club
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Egypt’s progress at the Africa Cup of Nations could come at a heavy cost to its most popular club, dividing fan loyalties as the country awaits a key quarter-final clash in Cameroon on Sunday.