IFFHS STATISTICS AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
500 shots on goal
Yesterday, the Democratic Republic of Congo team qualified for the quarter-finals after beating the Egyptian team on penalties.
During the fifth meeting between the two teams in the history of the final phase and the first which ended in a draw (1-1).
This is the 28th draw in 77 matches played by the Democratic Republic of Congo team in the final phase.
And the 24th and 6th consecutive draw in 111 matches played by the Egyptian team in the competition.
The Egyptian team experienced a series of 6 consecutive matches without a victory after 32 years: a draw, then 5 defeats between 1988, 1990, and 1992.
The Democratic Republic of Congo team beat its Egyptian counterpart after 50 years in the final phase (the semi-finals of the 1974 edition in Egypt, the guests won 2-3).
For the fourth time, the Egyptian team failed to reach the quarter-finals in 32 years (since the 18th edition in Senegal).
Meschack ELIA took the initiative to score with a header in the 37th minute in the right camp, thus scoring his eighth goal for his country.
The Egyptian team has conceded goals in four consecutive matches in the current edition, in a negative series that the team is experiencing after 44 years in the final phase (1980 edition in Nigeria).
Then Mostafa Mohamed equalized the score with his right foot in the 45+1 minute from the penalty spot
He brings his total to 12 goals for the Egyptian team.
This is Mostafa Mohamed's fourth goal in four matches he has played in the current edition.
Mostafa Mohamed became the sixth player and the first Arab player in the history of the competition to be able to score in four consecutive matches in the same edition.
Ghanaian Wilberforce MFUM was the first player to reach this figure in 1968 in Ethiopia.
After more than 120 minutes of play, penalties are necessary for the qualified team, for the 41st time in the history of the CAN.
In a match, which is the third for referee Abongile TOM in the current edition, and number 40 for South Africa referees in the final stages.
The Egyptian team goes to penalties for the tenth time, being the most to reach this stage for a team, while the Democratic Republic of Congo team reaches the penalties for the fourth time in the history of the competition.
Luck will return to the blue team to the detriment of the red team with a score of (8-7) from a total of 18 shots on goal.
Goalkeeper Mohamed ABOUGABAL was the last to fail to score and the first player wearing number 23 to miss a penalty in the history of the competition.
While goalkeeper Lionel MPASI scored the 500th penalty kick of the African Cup of Nations
He managed to give the Democratic Republic of Congo victory on penalties for the third time and advance to the quarter-finals for the ninth time since this round was adopted in the 1992 edition in Senegal.