With this result, Ivory Coast became the eighth consecutive defending champion to fail to defend its title.
We use Google Cloud Translation Services. Google requires we provide the following disclaimer relating to use of this service:
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, expressed or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement.
Egypt and Nigeria set up a semi-final clash at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, with Egypt beating defending champions Ivory Coast 3-2, with Mohamed Salah scoring the decisive goal.
The result means Ivory Coast have become the eighth consecutive defending champions to fail to defend their title. Egypt last defended their title in 2010.
Similarly, Nigeria, aided by Victor Osimhen's excellent performance, defeated Algeria 2-0. With this, the semi-final equation of the competition is complete.
Senegal will now face Egypt in the first semi-final, while Nigeria will face hosts Morocco in the second semi-final.
