Sarr and Bissouma to face each other in AFCON quarter-final
Mon 05 January 2026, 11:00|
Tottenham Hotspur
Pape Matar Sarr will take on Yves Bissouma in this year's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
Having both progressed to the last eight with their respective nations on Saturday (3 January), Yves' Mali will now face Pape's Senegal in Tangier on Friday for a place in the semi-finals.
Beginning with Yves, he helped Mali to overcome Tunisia on penalties on Saturday after the nations couldn't be separated in normal time with the game finishing 0-0.
Yves played the full game in Casablanca, captaining his nation, before taking a spot kick himself. While he was unable to convert his penalty, Mali went on to defeat their north African opponents 3-2 in the shootout to book their place in the quarter-finals.
Pape, meanwhile, was an unused substitute as Senegal came from behind to beat Sudan 3-1 in Tangier.
Their quarter-final bout will kick-off at 4pm (UK) on Friday 9 January.
