Hosts Côte Ivoire’s earned a dramatic win despite being a man down as they beat Mali 2-1 in Saturday’s quarter-final.

Sikou Niakate had a penalty appeal for handball turned down as he was offside, before Odilon Kossounou conceded one for a foul on Lassine Sinayoko, only for Adama Traore to miss.

Just before half-time, Sinayoko brought another desperate foul from the Kossounou, who saw red.

As the weakened side tired, Nene found room to fire in a brilliant strike from 30 yards out to take the lead.

But with the game almost over, Simon Adingra got the equaliser in injury-time.

With no breakthrough in extra time the match seemed to be set for penalties before a knockout blow from Oumar Diakite in added time of extra time.

Diakite was shown red in a frantic finish to the match.

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