Salah scores decisive penalty as Egypt beat Ivory Coast on penalties | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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Mohamed Salah scored the decisive spot-kick as record seven-time champions Egypt beat the Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Douala on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.

Egypt’s forward Mohamed Salah celebrates after winning the Africa Cup of Nations 2021 round of 16 football match between Ivory Coast and Egypt at Stade de Japoma in Douala on January 26, 2022. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP

However, Carlos Queiroz’s team are now through to the last eight despite having scored just two goals in their four matches in Cameroon so far. In the wake of those terrible events, there was none of the chaos that followed the Ivory Coast’s 3-1 win over Algeria in Douala last week, when fans invaded the pitch at the end.

The young VfB Stuttgart winger, Omar Marmoush, almost put Egypt ahead with a superb 17th-minute strike from 25 metres that crashed off the top of the bar.

 

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