{"id":19515,"date":"2026-01-07T00:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/africa-cup-of-nations-quarter-final-squad-completed\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T00:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:39:04","slug":"africa-cup-of-nations-quarter-final-squad-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/africa-cup-of-nations-quarter-final-squad-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final squad completed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>RABAT, Morocco (AP) \u2014 And now there are eight.<\/p>\n<p>Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final lineup <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Final decision on Tuesday<\/span> Algeria and defending champion Ivory Coast finished last.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria needed a great goal from Adil Bourbina at the end of extra time to beat Congo 1-0, and Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 3-0, with Amad Diallo and Yann Diomande scoring and setting up each other&#8217;s goals. Bazmana Toure sealed the victory for the Elephants.<\/p>\n<p>The defending champions will face Egypt in Agadir in the quarter-finals on Saturday, after Algeria take on Nigeria in Marrakech.<\/p>\n<p>Mali will face 2021 champions Senegal in the first quarter-final in Tangier on Friday, before hosts Morocco take on five-time champions Cameroon at the 70,000-capacity Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. If they make it this far, the winners will also play the semi-finals and finals on January 18th.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the quarterfinal match between Morocco and Cameroon will play the winner of Algeria versus Nigeria on January 14th.<\/p>\n<p>The other semi-finals, between the winners of Mali vs. Senegal and Egypt vs. Ivory Coast, will take place on the same day in Tangier.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press at the Africa Cup: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/africa-cup-of-nations<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/africa-cup-quarterfinal-lineup-afcon-874f9bd9deff74cac861d1d4bd1fcf94\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RABAT, Morocco (AP) \u2014 And now there are eight. Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final lineup Final decision on Tuesday Algeria and defending champion Ivory Coast finished last. 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