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AFCON: Champions Senegal Out Of Tournament

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The drama in the Africa Cup of Nations reached its peak on Monday night as hosts Cote d’Ivoire rose from the brink of elimination to scale a formidable hurdle by Senegal and moved into the quarter-finals.

 

In a tension soaked encounter, the first time since Mali 2002 that a defending champion faced the host, Cote d’Ivoire continued to survive as Senegal’s initial 1-0 lead was cut off late into the game when Cote d’Ivoire got a life-saving penalty kick that restored parity at 1-1.

 

The hosts were perfect in the penalty shoot-out that followed the extra time. An so, for the sixth consecutive time since 2010, a defending champion has failed to make it to the last eight.

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