Egypt beat Morocco to move to the semis – Egypt vs Morocco (2-1) Video

January 31, 2022

Egypt booked their place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 with a hard fought 2-1 victory over Morocco at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo.

Captain Mohamed Salah and substitute Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet scored for the Pharaohs who went behind after Boufal converted an early penalty for the Atlas Lions.

The derby lived up to its billing as Morocco won a penalty in the second minutes following a late on Hakimi by Egypt’s Ayman Ashraf.

Soufiane Boufal made no mistake from 12 yards when he calmly slotted past stand in keeper Mohamed Kotb Gabal.

Despite going behind the Pharaohs settled into the match and came close to levelling the score after 19 minutes when Ashraf hit a fierce strike straight at Bounou.
Mohamed Elneny of Egypt challenged by Aymane Barkok of Morocco during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Afcon Finals Quarterfinal match between Egypt and Morocco

The Atlas Lions keeper was again called to action to deny Marmoush as Egypt enjoy a good spell of dominance.

The second half saw a much more ambitious Egyptian side with the introduction of Trezequet helping the Pharaohs with more presence in the Moroccan box.

Salah equalised for Egypt with a close range tap in after Bounou had stopped Abdelmoneim’s diving header 12 minutes after the restart.
Rayan Mmaee of Morocco challenged by Mohamed Elneny of Egypt during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Afcon Finals Quarterfinal match between Egypt and Morocco

Morocco captain Ghanem Saiss denied Omar Marmoush from scoring with an inch perfect last ditch tackle.

The Atlas Lions saw defender Nayef Aguerd’s header turned against the woodwork by Gabal who filled in for the injured El Shenawy.

The two giants headed to extra time to settle the quarter final with Trezequet scoring the winner with a tap in from Salah’s cross.

The Pharaohs will now play hosts Cameroon in the semi-finals in Yaounde.
Mahmoud Trezeguet Hassan of Egypt celebrates goal with Mohamed Salah during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Afcon Finals quarterfinal football match between Egypt and Morocco

What they said

Mohamed Salah (TotalEnergies Man of the Match)

“I think we played a good game against a very good Moroccan team. My teammates do what is necessary in each game and give everything to go as far as possible. Playing two games in a row with extra-time is not easy, but I can tell you that we are well and we are having a very good tournament”

Carlos Queiroz (Egypt coach)

“Both teams deserved to qualify for the semi-finals with great players on both sides. I am satisfied with the performance of my players. We have a good group with players who fight together in all compartments. Mohamed Salah had a good match today but for me we have to congratulate the whole team. We have several injured players, but all the players gave their best to win this match”.

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Senegal vs Equatorial Guinea Full Highlights (3-1) Video

January 31, 2022

Senegal’s Lions of Teranga have booked a place in the semi-final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2021.

Coach Aliou Cissé’s side defeated Equatorial Guinea 3-1 in the last quarter final match played this evening at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Famara Diedhiou, Cheikhou Kouyaté and Ismaïla Sarr netted the goals for Senegal, while Jannick Buyla Sam scored for the Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea.

Senegal started the match on a high with Sadio Mane, Nampalys Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly all keeping the Equatorial Guinea defenders busy. But the Nzalanga Nacional team kept themselves in the game with good defending and few attacks upfront.

After 28 minutes Famara Diedhiou gave Senegal the lead when he capitalized on a well placed Sadio Mane cross to score past Equatorial Guinea’s goalkeeper Jesus Lazaro Owono.

After missing the target seven minutes earlier, Diedhiou this time outpaced two Equatorial Guinea defenders and made no mistake giving Senegal the lead.

The Lions of Teranga continued to push forward as the Equatorial Guinea team also tried to close out the attacks.
Famara Diedhiou of Senegal takes a shot and scores the opening goal during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Afcon Finals Quater final match between Senegal and Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea’s got their best chance after 45 minutes with Pablo Ganet’s shot parried back into play by Senegal’s goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.

In the second half the Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea players thought they had got a penalty after 50 minutes, but it was not awarded after consultation with the VAR.

But coach Juan Micha’s team did not give up and pushed forward in search of goals. Their efforts paid off after 57 minutes when Jannick Buyla Sam leveled matters after some good inter passing.

But after 68 minutes Senegal substitute Cheikhou Kouyaté put his team back into the lead with a flick past the Equatorial guinea goalkeeper. Kouyaté who had replaced Pape Gueye after 65 minutes capitalized on a poor clearance by defender Carlos Akapo Martinez flicked the ball past advancing goalkeeper Owono Ngua.

Watch Video: Senegal vs Equatorial Guinea Highlights (3-1)

Famara Diedhiou of Senegal celebrates goal with teammates during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Afcon Finals Quarterfinal match between Senegal and Equatorial Guinea (2)

Another substitute for Senegal Ismaïla Sarr netted the third goal with a tap-in from close range after 79 minutes. Mane ran on the left flank and crossed in the box for Sarr to tap-in to make it 3-1.

Senegal had Saliou Ciss and Pape Gueye booked, while referee Victor Miguel De Freitas Gomes also cautioned Equatorial Guinea’s José Machín

The Teranga Lions of Senegal will now face Burkina Faso in the semi-final stage on February 2nd. Senegal who have never lifted the AFCON trophy have only finished runners-up in 2002 and 2019.

What they said?

Nampalys Mendy (Man of The Match)

“I am very proud to be part of the Senegal group for CAN TotalEnergies 2021. I am flattered to receive the man of the match trophy. We followed the coach’s instructions throughout the game”.

“We knew we were going to play against a very good Senegalese team. We gave our best during this match. I think the physical factor got the better of us. We congratulate the Senegalese selection for their performance today “Today. We have a young team, who have come to play the CAN TotalEnergies to go as far as possible in the competition. We have demonstrated what we are capable of. For the future, we will try to consolidate the achievements and participate regularly in competitions. international”.

“We played a hard-fought game against a good Equatorial Guinean team. We had the mentality to score three goals. We must congratulate the opposing team who were technically capable of creating problems for us. We must remember a good victory tonight, synonymous with qualifying for the semi-finals. We have had a very difficult start to our preparations, but we worked well afterwards and today we are gaining momentum. We must not get carried away because against Burkina Faso, it will be a big battle”.

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Ten-man Burkina Faso beat Tunisia (1:0) to book the semifinals spot (Video)

January 29, 2022

Dango Aboubacar Ouattara’s goal on the stroke of halftime was enough for Burkina Faso to beat Tunisia 1-0 and progress to the semifinals of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.

Dango Ouattara who was sent off in the closing stages scored on the stroke of halftime to give Kamou Malo’s side the victory against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia.

The Stallions who were without their talisman and captain Bertrand Traore started brightly at the Omnisports Roumde stadium in Garoua.

The Burkinabe controlled possession in the opening exchanges with Steeve Yago and Ibrahim Toure pulling the strings in midfield.

Cyrille Bayala had the first opening of the closely contested match when he found space on the left to shoot straight at Bechir Said in the Tunisian goal midway through the first half.

The Carthage Eagles were denied by Koffi on 26 minutes when he dived to his left to save Wahbi Khazri’s fierce free kick.

The two sides continue to cancel each other in midfield while they try to break on the counter.

A defensive mistake in the Burkinabe box almost allowed Jaziri to score when he charged down Soumaila Ouattara.

Dango broke the deadlock with a neat finish from a swift counter attack. Ibrahim Toure played him through on goal and he cut inside before firing past Bechir.

The Tunisians returned after the break with more determination as they search for the equaliser.

Kouakou Koffi pulled another brilliant save from a set piece to keep his lead. Substitute Ali Maaloul struck a sumptuous strike but Koffi was equal to it.

The Stallions were reduced to ten men late on when goal scorer Dango was sent off for swinging an arm on a Tunisian defender.

The Burkinabe held on to progress to the semifinals of the tournament and they will meet the winner between Senegal and Equatorial Guinea.

Oti Region: Three teenagers battle for their lives after gory accident

January 29, 2022

Three teenagers are currently fighting for their lives at the Hohoe Government Hospital after being involved in a gory accident on the Jasikan-Hohoe road.

The three according to information gathered are all students of the Bueman Senior High School in the Oti Region.

They were onboard a bus that apparently had a fault in the early hours of Friday, January 28, 2022.

On the road from Jasikan to Hohoe, the bus had a flat tyre as the driver lost control, leading to the accident.

Several of the passengers sustained various degrees of injuries including the three students of Bueman Senior High School.

“As we speak we have about three of the students in the Hospital, we understand they are from Bueman Senior High School,” an eye witness told TV3 in an interview.

All the victims including the three teenage students have been admitted to the Hohoe Government Hospital for medical care.

Watch Full Video: “Shatta Wale in l0ve with his new girlfriend”

January 29, 2022

Shatta Wale has labeled his new girlfriend Elfreda the queen of his future as he enjoys some private moments with her expressing so much love for her.

Shatta Wale has clearly fallen in love with this new girlfriend of his and he has expressed how happy he is to have met her saying they should enjoy the beautiful life God has given them.

According to Shatta Wale, Elfreda is a lucky girl to have him as her boyfriend and he’s happy to have met her as she’s the queen of his future so they should just enjoy the life God has given them.

Some netizens seem not happy with the lady Shatta Wale is dating now but the dancehall artiste appears to be madly in love with her that he doesn’t care what they say about his new love.

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