Who has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals? What is the AFCON quarter-final draw?

ByAdam Dickinson

Updated 30/01/2024 at 23:36 GMT

Who is through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations? The last eight line-up is complete as an action-packed round of 16 comes to a close. There's been high drama and big-name exits, with Nigeria, Angola, DR Congo, Guinea, Cabo Verde, Ivory Coast, Mali and South Africa all through to the quarter-finals. Defending champions Senegal are out.

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The Africa Cup of Nations is entering the business end, with the quarter-final line-up set after some thrilling action in the round of 16.

Nigeria, Angola, DR Congo, Guinea, Cabo Verde, Ivory Coast, Mali and South Africa have all confirmed their places in the last eight.

Cameroon, Namibia, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Senegal and Egypt were all eliminated at the last 16 stage with the Pharaohs falling to the Democratic Republic of Congo 8-7 on penalties.

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Burkina Faso joined them on Tuesday following a 2-1 defeat to Mali, while South Africa stunned the continent’s top-ranked nation Morocco to progress.

Cameroon joined fellow heavyweights Algeria, Ghana and Tunisia in exiting the tournament early as they were beaten by Nigeria, while Angola and Guinea have also secured a spot in the quarter-finals after they beat Namibia and Equatorial Guinea respectively. Elsewhere, Cabo Verde beat Mauritania to make the last eight.

Meanwhile, tournament hosts Ivory Coast scraped into the knockouts thanks to Ghana’s group-stage collapse against Cabo Verde, and they beat defending champions Senegal on penalties in another drama-filled affair to progress.