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Afcon 2019: Africa reacts to Madagascar's dramatic progress to the quarter-final

The fairytale continues for Madagascar who are now through to the quarter-finals of Egypt 2019.

This is after beating DR Congo 4-2 in a penalty shootout, following their 2-2 scoreline after extra-time.

Even though DR Congo came into this game as the fancied team, it is Madagascar who won their group and maintained their excellent Afcon form.

We can read how Africa congratulated the Indian Ocean island nation on social media here.

Journalists from #DRC are angry with the Referee...they feel he is Favouring #Madagascar because of Ahmad Ahmad.