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·24 January 2024
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·24 January 2024
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations heads to the quarter-final stage this week.
South Africa set up a meeting with Cape Verde in the quarter-finals with a huge win over favourites Morocco as the shocks continued.
Teams are already mapping out their path to the final in Abidjan with several fallen giants making for an incredibly open AFCON.
Ivory Coast will take on Mali after the hosts knocked holders Senegal out on penalties, with DR Congo and Guinea also in that side of the draw after wins over Egypt and Equatorial Guinea, respectively.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria get the quarter-finals underway on Friday with a match-up against a dangerous Angola side which cruised past Namibia in the last-16, while Nigeria got the better of Cameroon.
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Quarter-finals
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Loser semi-final 1 vs Loser semi-final 2 (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, 8pm)
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Winner semi-final 1 vs Winner semi-final 2 (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, 8pm)
Hosts Ivory Coast are into the quarter-finals
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Mohamed Salah is out injured for Egypt
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Sadio Mane was unable to help Senegal defend their crown
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Burkina Faso are out for another deep run
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Morocco are primed to build on a big World Cup
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Top four qualify for last-16. Teams level on points will be split via goal-difference, then goals scored and finally on a disciplinary tiebreaker
TV channel: In the UK, the whole tournament will be televised live on Sky Sports, with some games also shown on the BBC.