Bafana Bafana, coached by Belgian Hugo Broos, were the defeaters of Morocco, big favorite of the competition, in the round of 16 (2-0).
A success acquired after a missed penalty from Moroccan full-back Achraf Hakimi (85th), while the Atlas Lions were able to equalize.
The South Africans, winners of the 1996 edition organized at home, can reach the semi-finals of the CAN for the first time since 2000.
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💥The Atlas Lions get the equalizing penalty in the last minutes... but Achraf Hakimi sends it over the bar!
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For Cape Verde, this would be the very first time.
The Blue Sharks' best run dates back to 2013, with an elimination in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Still undefeated in the competition this year, they finished at the top of their group with seven points, ahead of big names like Egypt and Ghana.
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In the round of 16, the Cape Verdeans won at the very end of the match against Mauritania (1-0, 88th) thanks to a goal from former Lille player Ryan Mendes (2012-2017).
The rest of the story will be written on Saturday, at the Charles-Konan-Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro.
South Africa – Cape Verde will kick off on Saturday February 3 at 9 p.m., on beIN Sports 1 and live with commentary on
leparisien.fr
.