Gambia knock Guinea out of AFCON

January 24, 2022 Team MVR

Guinea have been sent home from the African Cup of Nations after a narrow victory at the hands of debutants Gambia in Kouekong.

✍️ HISTORY = WRITTEN ✔️#TeamGambia reach the quarter finals in their very first #TotalEnergiesAFCON appearance! FAIRYTALE!#TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @TheGambiaFF pic.twitter.com/LLNGo7fAc3

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The deadlock was finally broken after 71 minutes, when Musa Barrow burst into the box and finished well for his second goal of the tournament.

Gambia are through to the quarter-finals at their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations! 🇬🇲👏 pic.twitter.com/pnrMkFzpby

— GOAL (@goal) January 24, 2022

Guinea thought they’d equalised five minutes later when Ibrahima Conté had the ball in the net, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

And Gambia had to see out the final minutes with 10 men when Yusupha Njie was sent off for a second bookable offence.

But despite Guinea rattling the woodwork twice and appealing for a penalty in stoppage time, the Scorpions held on to book their spot in the quarter-finals.

Guinea were also reduced to 10 men in the dying seconds when Conté was shown a second yellow card.