Egypt Beat Ivory Coast In Shoot Out To Book A spot At The Quarter Finals
Mohamed Salah scored Egypt's winning penalty after Eric Bailly missed for Ivory Coast in a dramatic shoot-out following a 0-0 draw in the Africa Cup of Nations last-16.
Liverpool forward Salah fired home from the spot after Manchester United defender Eric Bailly provided the only miss of the shoot-out - his tame penalty kept out by goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal, who had replaced Mohammed El Shenawy in the final minutes of normal time.
In another round of 26 match,goalkeeper Jesus Owono was Equatorial Guinea's hero as they shocked Mali in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Owono, 20, saved twice in the shootout to help them go through 6-5 on spot-kicks after a 0-0 draw.
Initially, the referee indicated the decisive save from Falaye Sacko's effort needed to be retaken, but a VAR check showed Owono's foot was still on the line.
Equatorial Guinea play Senegal next.
Mali, 61 places higher in the world rankings than their opponents, had the better chances but were frustrated by another resilient Equatorial Guinea performance.
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