{"id":3768,"date":"2024-01-30T02:31:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T02:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2024-01-30T02:31:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T02:31:29","slug":"d-r-congo-advances-to-the-quarter-finals-without-winning-a-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/?p=3768","title":{"rendered":"D.R Congo advances to the quarter-finals without winning a game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

30 January 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) was placed in Group F alongside Morocco, Tanzania, and Zambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament started with a 1-1 draw against Zambia.DR Congo managed to secure a point in their opening match. In the second group stage match, DR Congo once again played to a 1-1 draw, this time against Morocco. The team showed resilience by consistently earning points in tightly contested matches. The trend continued in their final group-stage encounter against Tanzania, where DR Congo secured another 0-0 draw. This result contributed to their advancement to the knockout stages. Despite not winning any of their group-stage matches, they finished as the second-placed team in Group B behind Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 16th round match, they met with Egypt, who seven-time AFCON champions and 2021 runners-up, drew (1-1) within 90 minutes. After 30 minutes of extra time, there was no more goal. In the penalty shootout, Congo won (8-7) and advanced to the quarterfinals. In the quarter-finals, Congo will now face Guinea in the last 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soccer Football – Africa Cup of Nations – Round of 16 – Equatorial Guinea v Guinea – Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe, Abidjan, Ivory Coast – January 28, 2024 Guinea’s Karim Cisse with teammates celebrate after the match REUTERS\/Luc Gnago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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