Sunday, February 01, 2015

African Nations Cup: Black Stars, Elephants Advance To Semifinals

At Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, the quarterfinal round of the African Nations Cup concluded with two games.

In the opener, Christian Atsu scored twice (4', 61') as Ghana dominated Guinea 3-0.

In the nightcap, Wilfried Bony scored twice (26', 68') as Ivory Coast downed Algeria 3-1.

In the semifinal round, the Democratic Republic of the Congo will take on Ivory Coast on Wednesday at Bata while host nation Equatorial Guinea will take their shot at Ghana at Malabo on Thursday.

The winners will meet in next Sunday's final at Bata, with the winner qualifying for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup to be played in Russia.

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