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Diallo stars as Ivory Coast set up Egypt showdown in AFCON

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Ivory Coast forward Amad Diallo celebrates scoring the team's first goal in the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 vs Burkina Faso at the Grand Stadium in Marrakesh on January 6, 2026. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

Manchester United winger Amad Diallo starred as Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 3-0 on Monday and became the first Africa Cup of Nations defending champions to reach the quarter-finals since 2010.

Diallo struck the opening goal and created the second for Yan Diomande before half-time. Substitute Bazoumana Toure completed the scoring in the closing minutes in Marrakesh.

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