Egypt and Senegal have advanced to the semi-finals of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2021) after beating their opponents in the Quarter-finals match played on Sunday.
The Pharaohs of Egypt beat Morocco 2-1 while the Terranga Lions of Senegal crushed Minnows of Equatorial Guinea 3-1.
Egypt on Sunday qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final after beating Morocco 2-1 in Cameroon.
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The AFCON quarter-final match ended in a 1-0 win at half-time in favour of Morocco, thanks to Sofiane Boufal’s penalty.
However, a second-half goal from Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah ensured Egypt played a 1-1 draw with Morocco after 90 minutes.
But Trezeguet scored for Egypt in the first half of extra time to give his side a 2-1 lead.
Both teams were unable to score in the second half of extra-time as the match eventually ended 2-1 after 120 minutes.
The Pharaohs are now one of the favourite teams to win the 2021 AFCON.
Senegal saw off the threat of giant-killers Equatorial Guinea and won 3-1 in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final on Sunday to advance to the final four of the tournament in Cameroon.
Famara Diedhiou opened the scoring for Senegal, who then conceded a surprise equaliser to Jannick Buyla, only for substitutes Cheikhou Kouyate and Ismaila Sarr to come on and restore Senegal’s lead and put the result beyond doubt.
Senegal, one of the pre-tournament favourites, have booked a semi-final meeting with Burkina Faso on Wednesday.
