Hosts Algeria defeated Ivory Coast 1-0 to clinch the first semi-final spot at Stade de Nelson Mandela on Friday.

The North African nation squeezed into the seventh edition of the African Nations Championship semis through Ayem Mahious’s spot-kick. A late Aimen Mahious penalty gives Algeria the victory in the first quarter-final of the day.

As a result, Algeria will wait on the winner between Niger and Ghana to determine their semi-final opponent, set to take place at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran on Tuesday.

In the second quarter-final, Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara was perfect from 12 yards to guide his side to a 1-0 victory over neighbours Mauritania in a highly contested TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-final tie in Annaba on Friday.

The 19-year-old was precise as he guided his penalty past Mauritanian goalkeeper Namori Diaw in fine fashion in the 34th minute after defender Beibou pulled Moussa Ndiaye in the box as both sets of players waited for a corner kick.

Senegal held on to register a victory and book a slot in the last four of the TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 edition in Algeria. They will now face the winner between debutants Madagascar and Mozambique.

🇩🇿 ➡️ FINAL 4️⃣

The hosts are the first #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 semifinalists 🔥@LesVerts pic.twitter.com/qnQy0OYXDJ

— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2023

Atmosphère incroyable dans les vestiaires du Sénégal 🇸🇳🕺#TotalEnergiesCHAN2022

📹: @Fsfofficielle pic.twitter.com/KdLSvggQ0O

— MARHABA (@caf_online_FR) January 27, 2023

The TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Standings

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