Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final: Egypt 3 (Marmoush 4, Rabia 32, Salah 52) Ivory Coast 2 (Fotouh OG 40, Doué 73)Omar Marmoush netted the opener and Mohamed Salah scored the decisive goal as ‍Egypt ended Ivory Coast’s reign with a narrow 3-2 triumph in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final. Egypt went 2-0 up in ⁠the 32nd minute when Rabia rose above the defenders to head his side further ahead from a corner. An Ivorian comeback was still on when Doué touched home at the end of a goalmouth scramble in the 73rd ⁠minute. That set up a siege of the Egyptian goal in the final 15 minutes but they held out to advance. Earlier on Saturday, Nigeria overpowered Algeria 2-0 in Marrakesh and will take on hosts Morocco in the other semi-final.

Source: The Irish Times January 11, 2026 08:18 UTC