Afcon roundup: Salah sends Egypt into semis, Nigeria power past Algeria
Egypt to take on Senegal after beating Côte d’Ivoire Nigeria progress to face hosts Morocco in last four Mohamed Salah scored the decisive goal to give Egypt a 3-2 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final victory against Côte d’Ivoire, while strikes from Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams delivered Nigeria a deserved 2-0 victory over Algeria. Omar Marmoush struck Egypt’s opener and Salah scored the decisive goal as they ended Côte d’Ivoire’s reign, with defender Rami Rabia also on the scoresheet. The Egyptians had little possession at the Grande Stade Agadir but took their chances with clinical precision and held on to book a semi-final with Senegal on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Algeria 0-2 Nigeria
Nigeria to face hosts Morocco in last four
Strikers Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams grabbed second-half goals as Nigeria powered to a deserved 2-0 victory against Algeria in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final to set up a meeting with the hosts Morocco in the last four.
Osimhen steered home a long cross from the left by Bruno Onyemaechi two minutes into the second half as Algeria’s goalkeeper Luca Zidane made a bizarre jump to try to stop the effort but ended up getting his angles wrong and conceding an easy goal.
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