On Saturday, the contests of the AFCON 2023 quarter-finals will be resumed to identify the final two seats for the semi-finals.
Two games will take place tonight. Mali will face Ivory Coast, the hosts, at 7 pm (Cairo time), and Cape Verde will face South Africa at 10 pm (Cairo time).
Mali qualified for the quarter-finals after defeating Burkina Faso 2-1, on the other hand, Ivory Coast advanced to the quarter-finals after surprisingly eliminating the title holders, Senegal, 5-4 by penalties.
Cape Verde advanced to the quarter-finals after defeating Mauritania 1-0, while South Africa advanced to this round after upsetting the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists, Morocco, 2-0.
Yesterday, Nigeria advanced to the semi-finals after defeating Angola 1-0, while Congo DR advanced to the next round after thrashing Guinea 3-1.