CAIRO ( Halbeeg News) – Benin beat Morocco 4-1 on penalties after the game was locked at 1-1 at the end of extra-time at Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo.
Youssef En-Nesyri had equalized late on for Morocco to cancel out Moise Adilehou’s opener for Benin.
Ajax Amsterdam’s Hakim Ziyech missing a penalty at the end of normal time gained a lot of attention on social media.
Hakim Ziyech’s missed spot-kick at the end of normal time proved costly as Morocco suffered a shock penalty-shootout defeat to Benin in Friday’s action-packed opening Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie.
Much-fancied Morocco won all three of their group matches by a 1-0 scoreline and were overwhelming favourites to overcome a Benin side that progressed with three successive draws, and were knockout round debutants.
But Ziyech missed a penalty six minutes into added time after Youssef En-Nesyri had scored late on to cancel out Moise Adilehou’s opener against the run of play.
And despite having Khaled Adenon sent off in extra time, Benin came out on top in the shoot-out, with Sofiane Boufal and En-Nesyri the players to miss.
Benin’s first-ever AFCON quarter-final will be against either Senegal or Uganda.
Source: BEIN Sports
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