Madagascar To Win Afcon, President Predicts

President Andry Rajoelina has said "there’s a national pride" in Madagascar after the Africa Cup of Nations debutants qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition.

Madagascar beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

Rajoelina chartered a plane to bring Madagascan supporters to the competition in Egypt, telling reporters "we have been able to prove that this is a winning team."

The President spoke with optimism saying that now the team have reached the quarter-finals "we are going to go to the end and win [the competition] and impress our adversaries".

In Sunday's other game, goals from Youcef Belaili, Riyad Mahrez and Adam Ounas saw Algeria cruise past Guinea 3-0 in Cairo.

Algeria faces either Mali or Ivory Coast in the last eight on Thursday.

Monday's fixtures are as follows:

• Mali v Ivory Coast

• Ghana v Tunisia