AFCON 2021: Complete Quarter Final Pairings

Equatorial Guinea is the final team to complete the lats eight of the tournament in Cameroon. The Nzalang Naćional beat Mali 6-5 in an epic penalty shootout in Limbe.

Juan Micha and the National Thunder will face favorites Senegal in the last quarter final game scheduled to take place at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé.

Joining host Cameroon as the only Central African Nations left in the competition, Equatorial Guinea are aiming higher places in just their third appearance at the AFCON.

1/4 final clashes open on Saturday, January 29 with Burkina Faso, playing host to the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia that edged Nigeria 1-0 in Garoua.

Debutants, Gambia will later face Cameroon as Tom Saintfiet and the Scorpions hope to leave an indelible mark in Cameroon. They beat Guinea 1-0 in Bafoussam to progress to their first AFCON last eight.

Sunday January 30 will witness the toughest game of the round when Morrocco square up against Egypt in a North African derby.

The seven times winners beat Ivory Coast on penalties as the two giants measured forces for the eleventh time in Douala. Sunday’s game will another must watch encounter as has been tipped to be a final before the finals.

Having watched fellow West African, Mali bow out to a resilient Equatorial Guinea, Senegal who are still gaining steam in the tournament must up their game when the two close the round on Sunday.