After 11 penalty shootout series, Equatorial Guinea grabbed the last ticket to the quarterfinals. © JumpStory

The last ticket to the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations was seized by the Equatorial Guinea national team. Equatorial Guinea defeated Mali in the penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw in regular time and extra time. In the penalty shootout, the teams scored 8 penalties each, a total of 16. The decisive penalty was missed by Massadio Haidara and Harami Traore of Mali, and Emilio Nsue and Pablo Ganet of Equatorial Guinea. Finally, Falaye Sacko took the decisive penalty, which was saved by Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper Jesus Owono, who became the hero of the quarterfinals. Equatorial Guinea will face Senegal in the quarterfinals.

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