Overview
- Pape Gueye struck a first‑half brace after Aamir Abdallah's early opener, with Ibrahim Mbaye sealing Senegal's win in Tangier.
- Kalidou Koulibaly was suspended for the round of 16 but is set to return for Senegal's quarterfinal.
- In Casablanca, Mali played more than an hour with 10 men following Woyo Coulibaly's red card.
- Elyes Chaouat scored late for Tunisia before Lassine Sinayoko leveled from the spot at 90+6, and El Bilal Touré hit the decisive penalty in the shootout.
- Sudan's run concluded after its first AFCON victory since 2012 on December 28, achieved by a squad organized abroad under coach Kwesi Appiah.