#AFCON2017 Update: Egypt and Ghana Through to Semifinals

Seven-time winners, Egypt knocked out Morocco
to reach the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)
semi-finals in Gabon on Sunday as substitute
Mahmoud Abdel-Moneim prodded home a
dramatic 87th-minute winner.
Mohammed Salah had twice been denied by
Munir Mohamedi, but prior to the goal Morocco
missed a host of good chances.
Aziz Bouhaddouz failed to connect with a cross
from two yards out, before seeing a header
deflected just wide.
Moroccan defender Romain Saiss and midfielder
Mbark Boussoufa were both denied by the
crossbar.
Egypt will on Wednesday, play Burkina Faso, who
beat Tunisia 2-0 in their quarter-final on
Saturday.
Substitue for Burkina Faso, Aristide Bance had on
Saturday, scored with a low drive from a free-kick
only five minutes after coming off the bench.
Prejuce Nkoulma made sure of the victory on the
counter-attack, after Tunisia had thrown everyone
forward, rounding the goalkeeper 40 yards out
before the ball into an empty net.
In Sunday’s other quarter-final, Ghana beat DR
Congo 2-1 to set up a Thursday meeting with
Cameroon, who also knocked out Senegal on
Saturday.
Aston Villa’s Jordan Ayew opened scoring in the
62nd minute, curling the ball past Ley Matampi in
the Leopards’ goal.
Paul-Jose M’Poku equalised for DR Congo with a
sensational curling long-range effort from outside
the penalty area.
West Ham’s Andre Ayew then coolly dispatched a
winning penalty kick, sending Matampi the wrong
way to seal the win in the 78th minute.
Egypt – the most successful side in AFCON
history with seven titles – is yet to concede a
goal in Gabon on their return to the competition
after a seven-year absence.
But Morocco’s boss Herve Renard ’s bid to
become the first manager to win three AFCON
titles with three different countries is now over.
The Frenchman led Zambia to unlikely triumph in
2012, and won the 2015 title with Cote D’Ivoire.
On a pitch which has been criticised for its poor
quality, his side created the greater number of
clear opportunities to score.
But they were wasteful in front of goal and were
made to pay as extra-time loomed.
From an Egypt corner kick which Morocco failed
to clear, the ball dropped kindly to 22-year-old
forward Abdel-Moneim , also known as Kahraba ,
who brought home the winner.

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