African Cup of Nations Quarter-finals.

And Gabon have put one over Mali! With their goal from Eric Mouloungui in the 55th minute they have really boosted their chances of qualifying but Mali still look threatening. Thus far though, they have only collected yellow cards. Gabon's captain Daniel Cousin has surprisingly been subbed out though, we'll have to wait and see what the impact of that will be. And it turns out that this tournament is just cruel to Gabon! After taking a well-deserved lead, they missed out on a chance to make it 2-0 in the 55th minute through Daniel Cousin which left the doorway open for the hard-fighting Malian side. They accepted this invitation with 6 minutes left in the game as Cheick Diabate collected comfortably in the box before effectively placing it in the back of the net. With no breakthrough in the rest of play, the two teams went to penalties. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the Gabon player who was unlucky enough to miss his effort allowing Bakaye Traore and Seydou Keita to score their respective goals to the acclaim of the Malian supporters. In the other Quarter-final of the day, Ghana and Tunisia have been remarkably evenly matched as well with the scoreline 1-1 at the end of regulation. Ghana has taken a very tentative lead after Andre Ayew slotted home after a gift of an opportunity from Tunisia's keeper Mathlouthi in the 101st minute. With 3 minutes of stoppage time left, Tunisia are left both concerned about conceding more goals and scoring one of their own! I'd be really surprised if Ghana do end up letting this match get away from them. And it is over! Ghana will face Zambia in Bata for their Semi-final while Mali and Cote d'Ivoire face-off in Libreville. Hope you enjoyed the games!