Cameroon defy Senegal, storm AFCON semis

Cameroon 0 (5) Senegal 0 (4)

Burkina Faso 2 Tunisia 0

Sunday

Egypt vs Morocco

DRC vs Ghana

Franceville, Gabon | AFP | 

Sadio Mane agonisingly missed from the spot to allow Cameroon to beat Senegal 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final tie on Saturday.

The match went to penalties after a goalless 120 minutes in the southern Gabonese town of Franceville.

After each side had successfully converted their first four penalties, Liverpool star Mane’s effort was stopped by Fabrice Ondoa in the Cameroon goal.

Vincent Aboubakar then stepped up to score and take the Indomitable Lions through to the last four at the expense of a Senegal side who were widely fancied coming into the tournament.

Cameroon, who also beat Senegal on penalties in the final of the 2002 Cup of Nations, can now look forward to a semi-final tie against either DR Congo or Ghana in Franceville on Thursday.

Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals line-up

Feb 1 Burkina Faso v Egypt or Morocco

Feb 2 Cameroon v Democratic Republic of Congo or Ghana

PENALTIES ?? 4-5 ??
✅Koulibaly
✅Moukandjo
✅Mbodji
✅Oyongo
✅Sow
✅Teikeu
✅Saivet
✅Zoua
❌Mane
✅Aboubakar
Cameroon advance to #CAN2017 semis pic.twitter.com/h8WedIqKas

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) January 28, 2017