ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Madagascar kept up their fairytale run at the Africa Cup of Nations by reaching the quarter-finals with a 4-2 shootout win over the Democratic Republic of Congo after a 2-2 extra-time stalemate in their last-16 tie on Sunday. Sunday’s result kept up the tournament's series of shocks which have already seen tiny Benin upstage Morocco and hosts Egypt eliminated by South Africa. Ibrahim Amada opened the scoring for Madagascar in the ninth minute but Cedric Bakambu equalised in the 21st. But Mbemba rose highest to power home a header from a corner on the stroke of full-time to keep DR Congo in the contest. The game went to penalties and DR Congo's Tisserand and substitute Bolasie both missed while Madagascar converted all their spot kicks with aplomb to prolong their dream debut.

Source: The Star July 07, 2019 19:09 UTC