Africa Cup of Nations 2019: highs, lows and moments of mayhem
(The Guardian Egypt)

From basketball-style thrillers to great goals and Algeria´s final triumph we pick the highlights from a hectic tournamentAlgeria´s quarter-final victory against Ivory Coast felt like two top sides going head to head, the tension cranking up after Jonathan Kodjia´s equaliser and both teams hellbent on finding a winner during extra time. For aggro and drama, Senegal´s win over Tunisia in the semi-finals ran it close. Madagascar´s vibrant 2-2 draw against DR Congo, in which they came through on spot kicks, deserves a mention. For basketball-style mayhem, though, there was no more entertaining match than the Kenya and Tanzania east African derby, which was somehow restricted to a mere 3-2 win for the former. Related: The long campaign: Mané and Mahrez seasons finally end after 11 months Related: Algeria deserved their Afcon triumph but a shame they decided to win ugly | Jonathan Wilson Continue reading...