At 0:00 Beijing time on January 27, the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals staged a strong dialogue, and Côte d'Ivoire played against Egypt. The two sides did not distinguish between victory and defeat in 120 minutes, the penalty shootout Bailey lost, the opponent was 5 free throws, Côte d'Ivoire lost 4-5 to the opponent, unfortunately missed the quarterfinals.
Côte d'Ivoire, which has won the African Cup of Nations twice and is currently ranked 56th in the world, is home to big stars such as Nicolas Pepe, Zaha, Casey, Bailly, Orier and Alai, and is worth nearly 300 million euros, second only to Senegal.
Before the Start of the Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire was also one of the favourites to win the championship, ranking 5th on the odds list. In the group stage, Côte d'Ivoire won 2 and drew 1, including a 3-1 defeat to defending champions Algeria in the final round of the group stage to advance to the round of 16 as the top of the group.
In the quarter-finals, Côte d'Ivoire welcomed seven champions Egypt, and the two teams met for the first time in the African Cup of Nations knockout rounds. In this campaign, Côte d'Ivoire did not play badly, leading 55%-45% of the ball, and the number of shots on goal was 13-21 behind, but a total of 8 shots were on target, 3 more than the opponent.
In the 40th minute, Sangaray volleyed from inside the penalty area and was saved by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 45th minute, Alai volleyed from the edge of the penalty area and was once again deflected by the Egyptian goalkeeper, and the two sides entered the dressing room 0-0.
In the 71st minute, Côte d'Ivoire won a corner kick, Sangaray nodded the ball across the net, and Alai relayed his head to attack the goal, but still could not escape the Egyptian goalkeeper's ten-finger mark. This season, Allai has been generous once in the Champions League, scoring 10 goals in 6 group games, pushing Lewandowski, Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo to the top scorer list. But on this night, Alai failed to score.
The two sides fought for 120 minutes without winning or losing, and the game finally entered a brutal penalty shootout. In the first two rounds, Pepe and Sangaray hit successively, and the two sides played 2-2! In the third round, Bailey's penalty was saved by the Egyptian goalkeeper, and Omar Kamal scored, leaving Côte d'Ivoire 2-3 behind.
Korna and Zaha then scored, but Egypt was too stable, with all five hits. With Salah's final appearance, Ivory Coast lost 4-5.
After 24 years of waiting, Côte d'Ivoire challenged Egypt for the fifth time in the African Cup of Nations knockout rounds, and it was still the losing side. The final whistle sounded, the Egyptian team celebrated, and the Ivory Coast was full of people collapsing to the ground, even shedding tears of disappointment. The most self-condemning is Bailey, the iron guard who plays for Manchester United, to some extent, has become a sinner out of Côte d'Ivoire.
With Côte d'Ivoire out, the Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-Finals have produced seven seats, with Cameroon, Morocco, Egypt, Senegal, gambia, Tunisia and Burkina Faso qualifying, with the last ticket decided between Equatorial Guinea and Mali.