08-07-2019 20:47 via kvoa.com

Late Zaha goal sends Ivory Coast into African Cup quarters

CAIRO (AP) — Wilfried Zaha’s late goal put Ivory Coast into the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations after beating Mali 1-0 on Monday.
Zaha’s winner in the 76th minute saved Ivory Coast, which had been the second-best team for most of the last-16 game in Suez.
But Zaha took his chance when Mali’s players didn’t. He ran onto a long pass launched from the back and tucked his shot away after Mali’s defense failed to deal with the danger.
Mali had twice as
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