Five Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals facts
A file picture taken on February 13, 2013 shows Nigeria's national football team players holding the trophy as they celebrate winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations final against Burkina Faso at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg. PHOTO | ISSOUF SANOGO |
What you need to know:
- The 48 Cup of Nations quarter-finals between their introduction in 1992 and 2013 have produced 113 goals at an average of 2.35 per match.
- Nigeria, shock non-qualifiers for the 2015 Cup of Nations, have been the most successful quarter-finalists with eight victories followed by Ghana (six) and Ivory Coast and Mali (five each).
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Five facts on Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals ahead of the matches in Equatorial Guinea this weekend:
The 48 Cup of Nations quarter-finals between their introduction in 1992 and 2013 have produced 113 goals at an average of 2.35 per match.
Spectators at the 2008 tournament in Ghana were treated to a quarter-finals goal fest with 16 in the four matches.
In one of those games, Salomon Kalou bagged a brace as Ivory Coast trounced Guinea 5-0 to create a record victory margin for a quarter-final.
Eight of the 48 quarter-finals have been decided by penalty shootouts with the most dramatic ending in a 12-11 victory for Ivory Coast over Cameroon nine years ago.
Nigeria, shock non-qualifiers for the 2015 Cup of Nations, have been the most successful quarter-finalists with eight victories followed by Ghana (six) and Ivory Coast and Mali (five each).
