Isyaku Ibrahim
Surprise as pundits say will never end in the game of soccer
Thus what you have under rated at the tail end would be found to be a hard nut to crack or rather give you a sleepless night
This what happened last night in continuation of AFCON holding in neighbouring Ivory Coast as highly favourites Teranga Lions of Senegal were thrown out of the event by host Elephants of Ivory Coast
The Lions who were the defending champions of the tournament , got the curtain raiser in the early minutes of the thriller which they defended thoroughly until the late minutes of the tie when the host levelled scores amidst wild jubilation from their teeming fans who are in dire need of lifting the giant trophy which has eluded them for years
When the game was extended to extra time, the scores remain even hence the duel when on penalty kicks which the Mighty Elephants whacked the Lions of Teranga by five goals to four
With the development, the host will trade tackles Cape Verde who defeated Mauritania by alone goal to determine who moved to the last four of the biennial competition
The final stage of the second round will be held today with two West African allies Mali and Burkina Faso facing each other while on the other hand, former champions of the cup, Atlas Lions of Morocco and Bafana Bafana of Rainbow nation South Africa will play later
