Egypt beat Ivory Coast this Saturday 3-2, in Agadir, and scheduled a meeting with Senegal in the second semi-final of the African Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) taking place in Morocco. Good news for Sporting, which will be able to count on Ousmane Diomande again in the coming days. A game that seemed easy for the Pharaohs who took the lead after just 4 minutes, with Marmoush, launched by Ashour, standing out on the left and beating Fofana with a shot from the edge of the area. Marmoush giving Egypt the advantage in the quarters 🫡#sporttvportugal #FUTEBOLnaSPORTTV #AfricanNations Cups #Egypt #CostadoMarfim #betclicCAN pic.twitter.com/QhfjbXJHsZ— sport tv (@sporttvportugal) January 10, 2026 An advantage that the Egyptians ended up doubling, in the 32nd minute, with Rami Rabia scoring a header, near the far post, after a corner from the right side taken by Salah. Egypt seemed set for a quiet victory, but Ivory Coast, once again with Diomande on the bench, reentered the discussion of the result, in the 40th minute, when, following a corner, Fatouh deflected the ball into his own goal. Right at the start of the second half, in the 52nd minute, Salah regained Egypt's two-goal lead, after Ashour's cross from the left, at a time when the game was already more balanced. Côte d'Ivoire did not give up and reduced the difference to just one goal, in the 73rd minute, with a goal from Guéla Doué, once again, following a corner kick. There were still more than fifteen minutes left until the end of the games, but the Pharaohs, very experienced in these adventures, held the short advantage until the final whistle and, in this way, scheduled a meeting with Senegal in one of the semi-finals of CAN 2025. The other, as we already knew, will pit Nigeria and host Morocco face to face.