{"id":145187,"date":"2024-01-30T09:13:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T09:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/30\/ryan-mendes-penalty-sends-cape-verde-into-quarter-finals\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T09:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T09:13:52","slug":"ryan-mendes-penalty-sends-cape-verde-into-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/30\/ryan-mendes-penalty-sends-cape-verde-into-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Mendes penalty sends Cape Verde into quarter-finals \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A late Ryan Mendes penalty gave Cape Verde a dramatic 1-0 victory over Mauritania to book their place in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a tense last 16 clash at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, the two sides were deadlocked at 0-0 as the game entered the closing stages.<\/p>\n<p>Cape Verde had dominated possession and chances, with Jovane Cabral having a goal disallowed for offside in the opening minutes. But Mauritania\u2019s defence held firm.<\/p>\n<p>As the match wore on, Cape Verde continued to press while Mauritania posed threats on the counter attack. Both sets of passionate fans roared their teams on, but a winner still eluded both.<\/p>\n<p>The breakthrough finally came in the 87th minute when Mauritania keeper Babacar Niasse brought down Gilson Tavares in the box.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_579674\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cape-Verde-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-579674\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cape Verde Photo Courtesy: CAF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Up stepped captain Ryan Mendes to smash home the penalty and make it 1-0.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_579672\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mendes-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-579672\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ryan Mendes (20) celebrates goal Photo Courtesy: CAF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the Mourabitounes now forced to chase the game, Cape Verde stood firm to see out a famous victory and advance to the quarter-finals for the second time, where they will face either Morocco or South Africa on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0CAF<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A late Ryan Mendes penalty gave Cape Verde a dramatic 1-0 victory over Mauritania to book their place in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Monday. 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