Africa: The Afcon Day That Was - 19 January - Senegal First to Qualify for Quarters, Ghana Horses Around

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Africa's top ranked team, Senegal, showed why they were hot favourites heading into the tournament after becoming the first side to qualify for the quarterfinals. ANTOINETTE MULLER picks some other points you might have missed from Thursday's Afcon action.

We're barely one week into the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, but already we're heading towards the business end of the tournament. By Saturday, two rounds of fixtures will have been completed and we'll have a good idea of what the quarterfinals might look like.

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