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SportsDefending champions Senegal knocked out of AFCON tournament

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Defending champions Senegal knocked out of AFCON tournament

Host Ivory Coast secured a place in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after defeating reigning champions Senegal in a penalty shootout.

The match ended 1-1 after extra time, with Frank Kessie converting the winning penalty. Senegal had taken an early lead through Habib Diallo, but Ivory Coast equalized with a Kessie penalty in regular time.

The quarter-final for Ivory Coast is set for Saturday, facing either Mali or Burkina Faso.

Senegal’s elimination means no reigning champion has advanced beyond the first knockout round of the Cup of Nations since 2010.

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