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Evening all! So, we've got Cameroon v Ghana in one semi-final; tonight, Egypt and Morocco will compete to face Burkina Faso in the other one, on Wednesday.

TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations / Quarter-final
Stade de Port-Gentil / 29.01.2017
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Kevin Coulson

Updated 29/01/2017 at 20:56 GMT


20:56
So, that's us - thanks for your company, and have a nice night.
20:55
What a second half that was! Morocco were brilliant, Egypt were resolute, and in the end, took their chance, once Morocco had spurned theirs. They meet Burkina in the semis, have still to concede a goal, and no one will relish playing them.
20:54
Full-time: Egypt 1-0 Morocco
90+5'
and he goes around the outside of the wall, rippling the side-netting. EGYPT ARE IN THE SEMI-FINALS!
90+5'
Fajr is behind the ball...
90+3'
Morocco pump it forwards and Elmohamady sees it away, finding Saad who keeps it in play and sends it downfield. But the ball comes back and Gabr is late on El Kadouri, just outside the box, by its right corner. THIS IS IT!
90+3'
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Egypt, having seen the Morocco change coming, waited to make one of their own, replacing Hamed with Saad, a centre-back. They're nearly there.
90+1'
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Change for Morocco: Alioui replaces Saiss.
90'
There shall be three added minutes.
88'
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OHHHHHHH GOAAAAAAAAL! Egypt 1-0 Morocco (Kahraba) Salah swings the corner into the near post, where Kahraba flicks on, only for the ball to hit Ahmed Hasan and allow him to contort into a hook, sending the ball past El Kajoui! That is absolute robbery and just classic, classic football.
87'
Elmohamady swipes a cross over towards Kahraba, but Benatia leaps high to send the ball behind...
86'
It's just very hard to see where an Egyptian goal comes from.
85'
So, it's looking like extra-time; it was looking like extra-time even before the start, though in between times Morocco suggested to the contrary.
83'
But here comes Mendyl down the left with four men in the box to aim for ... only he picks out El Hadary, who comes and catches confidently.
83'
Have Morocco blown themselves out? They're certainly not snapping into tackles as they were, nor exerting the same intense pressure.
81'
Though they're mainly knocking the ball along their back-four for now.
78'
Egypt have woken up.
76'
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Change for Egypt, El KadDouri replacing Bouhaddouz. I wonder, though if they might have sent him on as a partner.
76'
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But what's this? Egypt win a free-kick 25 yards from goal, marginally left of centre, and El Said stands earnestly behind it. And what brilliance he produces, dinking over the wall as Salah, unmarked, spins and volleys with the outside of his left foot. But El Kajoui is equal to him, beating clear with a strong arm.
75'
Mendyl screeches down the left and humps over a long cross for Bouhaddouz at the back post. But he can't find anyone when he knocks back down, and Egypt survive once more.