Egypt, the most successful team in the history of the tournament, exited the competition in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations, losing to the Democratic Republic of Congo on penalties.
Meschak Elia put the Congolese ahead in the 37th minute, but Mostafa Mohamed equalized from a penalty in the extra minute of the first half. No more goals were scored in either normal or extra time.
In the subsequent penalty shootout, the other players of both teams made mistakes, but then they were accurate until the ninth round, when the Egyptian Mohamed Abou Gabal also made a mistake and this decided the fate of the match.
Egypt, with injured star Mohamed Salah, have won the Africa Cup of Nations seven times. The DRC has two titles on its account, but the last one came exactly half a century ago.
In the round of 16 played on Sunday, Guinea beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 and will face the Democratic Republic of Congo in the round of 16. At the same time, Mohamed Bayo scored the winning goal of the match only in the eighth minute of extra time.
Nigeria and Angola had already secured their places in the quarter-finals, Cape Verde will face Mauritania on Monday and defending champion Senegal will face hosts Ivory Coast.
2024-01-29 08:14:00
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