Ivory Coast beat Equatorial Guinea to reach semi-finals

Ivory Coast reached the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Equatorial Guinea.

Didier Drogba scored twice and missed a penalty. The 33-year-old, playing at his fourth Nations Cup, saw his penalty saved by Danilo and scored the opener in a seven-minute spell of the first half, then headed another midway through the second.

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African Nations Cup: Sudan beats Burkina Faso

Sudan advanced into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals after a 2-1 win over Burkina Faso on Monday handed them second place in Group B by the slimmest of margins.

Two goals by Mudather Tayeb ensured Sudan a first win in 42 years at the tournament to edge Angola on goal difference for the runner-up berth after they went down 2-0 to group winners Ivory Coast in Malabo.

Sudan will meet Zambia in the first quarter-final in Bata on Saturday.

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