Niger continues to make headlines in the ongoing TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) as they [rogressed to the Semi-finals of the competition for the first time in their history.

After eliminating Cameroon, Niger proved yet again they are a force to be reckoned with after defeating the Black Stars of Ghana 2-0 to reach the semis of the African Nations Championship.

An own goal from Konadu Yiadom with a stunner from Soumana Hainikoye Boubacar helped the Menas to the decisive victory at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium in the Algerian city.

This means Niger have reached the semi-final for the first time in their fourth participation. Their previous best record was a quarter-final appearance in 2011.

On Tuesday, at the Stade Olympique d’Oran, Niger will welcome the tournament hosts Algeria in the semis – whilst high-flying Madagascar shall face Senegal in the other semi-final pairing at the Stade de Nelson Mandela.

📹 HIGHLIGHTS: 🇳🇪 2-0 🇬🇭

Recap the key moments as Niger beat Ghana to reach the #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 semi-finals for the first-time ever 📺@Football2Gether pic.twitter.com/dm43YjZcGp

— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 29, 2023

2️⃣ teams are making their first #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 semi-final appearance 🆕

Impressive by Niger and Madagascar 👏 pic.twitter.com/Sy7K4BRT3m

— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 29, 2023

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Hosts Algeria defeated Ivory Coast 1-0 to clinch the first semi-final spot at Stade de Nelson Mandela on Friday.

The North African nation squeezed into the seventh edition of the African Nations Championship semis through Ayem Mahious’s spot-kick. A late Aimen Mahious penalty gives Algeria the victory in the first quarter-final of the day.

As a result, Algeria will wait on the winner between Niger and Ghana to determine their semi-final opponent, set to take place at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran on Tuesday.

In the second quarter-final, Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara was perfect from 12 yards to guide his side to a 1-0 victory over neighbours Mauritania in a highly contested TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-final tie in Annaba on Friday.

The 19-year-old was precise as he guided his penalty past Mauritanian goalkeeper Namori Diaw in fine fashion in the 34th minute after defender Beibou pulled Moussa Ndiaye in the box as both sets of players waited for a corner kick.

Senegal held on to register a victory and book a slot in the last four of the TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 edition in Algeria. They will now face the winner between debutants Madagascar and Mozambique.

🇩🇿 ➡️ FINAL 4️⃣

The hosts are the first #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 semifinalists 🔥@LesVerts pic.twitter.com/qnQy0OYXDJ

— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2023

Atmosphère incroyable dans les vestiaires du Sénégal 🇸🇳🕺#TotalEnergiesCHAN2022

📹: @Fsfofficielle pic.twitter.com/KdLSvggQ0O

— MARHABA (@caf_online_FR) January 27, 2023

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Mozambique coach Chiquinho Conde is optimistic ahead of their Total Energies African Nations Championship quarter-final match against Madagascar on Saturday.

Kick-off at the Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium will be at 17H00 local time. 

Chiquinho Conde, 57, who was appointed a year ago, guided the Mambas to their first-ever CHAN quarter-final in a senior CAF competition after finishing second in a tough group A ahead of Libya and Ethiopia.

“This is our second CHAN tournament. Our first was in 2014 in South Africa, where we finished with zero points. We are here in Algeria now and have made history by making it into the quarter-finals with four points.

The task is not complete yet – because we are re-writing the history books of Mozambiquan football and want to continue doing well,” the outspoken Conde told the CAF website.

“Tomorrow is an important match for us to win, but it will not be easy. They’re favourites because they have a much better scoring record than us and are quite offensive. We have been working hard on different variations to respond to the game, so we will come prepared and do our best to make the people of Mozambique proud.” said Conde.

The winner of the tie will take on whoever comes out top in the quarter-final match between Senegal and Mauritania, set to take place this evening in Annaba.

The TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Standings

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