Tokyo Olympics: Ivory Coast, Egypt into football quarters
Two more African boxers also moved one fight away from at least a bronze medal with wins their last 16 bouts
Egypt and Ivory Coast both reached the quarter-finals of men’s football tournament on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Two more African boxers moved one fight away from at least a bronze medal with wins their last 16 bouts.
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker set her second Olympic record of the Games after the earlier disappointment for her compatriot Chad le Clos as he finished fifth in the 200m butterfly final.
Nigeria men’s basketball suffered their second loss in Tokyo at the hands of Germany. But there is victory for Egypt in the men’s handball as they boost their chances of reaching the last eight.
Samuel Takyi advances to quarterfinals spot in boxing
Meanwhile Ghana’s Samuel Takyi secured progress to the quarter-finals of the men’s 52-57 Kg featherweight boxing on Wednesday morning.
Takyi, 20, dominated his opponent throughout the 5 rounds of the bout to leave no doubt in the mind of the judges to declare him the unanimous winner.
Carlos Caicedo came back stronger in the second round of the fight and managed to score 4/5 from the judges.
He becomes the second Ghanaian boxer to advance to the next round after Black Bombers captain, Sulemanu Tetteh qualified to the Round 4 stage two days ago.
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