Amad shines again at AFCON

The 23-year-old grabbed a goal and an assist, and was named Man of the Match for the third time at the tournament.

It means the Elephants will now face Egypt in Agadir on Saturday evening, with both sides set to go head-to-head for a place in the semi-finals.

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Ivory Coast strikes first! Diallo with the opener!#UBCAFCON25 #TotalEnergiesAFCON2026 #TECNOAI #TECNOAFCON2025 pic.twitter.com/YJQX3Dboy5

— UBC UGANDA (@ubctvuganda) January 6, 2026

Latching onto a loose ball inside the area, Amad delicately dribbled his way through what looked to be a sea of players, before applying the finishing touch to notch the opener.

But the United winger wasn't done there, weaving through the Burkina Faso backline before teeing up Ousmane Diomande, who smashed home a second for the Elephants.

Teenager Bazoumana Toure added a third in the closing stages, as the holders eased into the last eight of the competition in Morocco.

1+1 - Amad Diallo is the first Ivorian to both score a goal and deliver an assist in an #AFCON knockout match since Yaya Touré in 2012. Clutch. pic.twitter.com/gau7hvxtLS

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 6, 2026

Next up, as mentioned, is a clash with the seven-time winners, who earned their spot in the quarter-finals thanks to a 3-1 win over Benin.

That game takes place on Saturday, and gets underway at 19:00 GMT at Stade Adrar, with the game live to watch on Channel4.com.

Elsewhere, Bryan Mbeumo's Cameroon will face Noussair Mazraoui's Morocco on Friday.

That game is slated to take place on Friday night, with kick-off at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah down for 19:00 GMT.

The winner plays Algeria or Nigeria in the semi-finals, with Mali and Senegal the other two sides left in the competition.

AFCON FIXTURES

Mali v Senegal - 9 January - 16:00 GMT
Cameroon v Morocco - 9 January - 19:00 GMT
Algeria v Nigeria - 10 January - 16:00 GMT
Egypt v Ivory Coast - 10 January - 19:00 GMT