Overview:
AFCON 2023 host country Cote D'Ivoire will now face Sebastian Desabre's coached Democratic Republic of Congo at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe on Wednesday, 7th February 2024.
AFCON 2023 (Quarter-finals):
- Mali 1-2 Cote D’Ivoire (After Extra Time)
- Democratic Republic of Congo 3-1 Guinea
- Nigeria 1-0 Angola
A big, spirited Cote D’Ivoire qualified to the semi-finals of the AFCON 2023 tournament at the expense of Mali.
Cote D’Ivoire rallied from a goal-down to edge Mali 2-1 at the Stade Bouake on Saturday, February 3, 2024 (after extra-time).
Oumar Diakite scored a late-late strike in extra time to give the hosts victory.
Cote D’Ivoire were reduced to 10-men when Odilon Kossounou was sent off in the 43rd minute.
The numerical advantage counted as Mali took the lead through Nene Dorgeles of Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg in the 71st minute.
Simon Adingra (Brighton & Hove Albion) leveled matters on the stroke of full-time to spark wild celebrations and send the game into extra-time.
Diakite, a forward at French Ligue 1 side Reims scored late in the game with virtually the last kick of the game as the Elephants qualified to the semi-finals.
Mali’s Hamari Traore was also sent off in the 125th minute of the game.
Cote D’Ivoire joins Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the semi-finals.
The hosts will now face Sebastian Desabre’s coached Democratic Republic of Congo at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe on Wednesday, 7th February 2024.
Last Quarter final match:
The final quarter final match at the 2023 AFCON tournament will have Cape Verde will take on South Africa in the last quarter final duel at the Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro.
The two semi-finals will be played on Wednesday (7th February 2024) ahead of the third-place play-off on Saturday, 10th February 2024 at Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny.
The long-awaited finale will come on Sunday, 11th February 2024 at the Olympic stadium of Ebimpe.
