Madagascar fairytale continues with shootout win over DR Congo


Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Round of 16 - Madagascar v DR Congo - Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt - July 7, 2019 Madagascar players celebrate after winning the penalty shootout REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Madagascar kept up their fairytale run at the Africa Cup of Nations by reaching the quarter-finals with a 4-2 shootout win over the Democratic Republic of Congo after a 2-2 extra-time stalemate in their last-16 tie on Sunday.

The tournament debutants had upset Nigeria to finish top of their group and added another major scalp by edging the twice champions after Marcel Tisserand and Yannick Bolasie missed in the shootout to set up a meeting with either Tunisia or Ghana.

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