Hosts Ivory Coast remove Senegal from AFCON




Moussa Niakhate missed his penalty within the shoot-out as holders Senegal tumbled out of the Africa Cup of Nations after a drama-filled 5-4 loss to hosts Ivory Coast following a 1-1 draw on the Charles Konan Banny Stadium on Monday.

Senegal had been fast out the blocks and took the lead inside 4 minutes as Sadio Mane's cross from the left was chested down by Habib Diallo, whose thunderous shot from 10-yards settled within the prime nook of the online.

Mane was lucky to not get a pink card shortly after that following a poor problem, however Senegal couldn't add to their lead and paid the value when the Ivorians had been awarded a transparent penalty and equalised by way of Franck Kessie 4 minutes from the top of the 90 minutes.

Ivory Coast will face the winner of Tuesday's last-16 tie between Mali and Burkina Faso within the quarter-finals on Saturday.



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