A late Ryan Mendes penalty helped Cape Verde overcome Mauritania to ebook a spot within the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for simply the second time.
The sport seemed set for extra-time till Cheick Elwely’s careless defensive header inadvertently performed in Benchimol, who was introduced down by goalkeeper Babacar Niasse.
Captain Mendes did the remainder, smashing his spot kick laborious down the center within the 88th minute.
The end result units up a quarter-final in opposition to both Morocco or South Africa on Saturday (20:00 GMT).
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