Egypt and Morocco have progressed to the semi-final of the Olympic Games in Paris The North African nations join three other countries to ever reach that mark at the Olympic Games Ghana is the first African country to win a medal in football at the Olympic Games, making history in 1992 PAY ATTENTION: Follow our WhatsApp channel to never miss out on the news that matters to you! Africa will have at least a medal in Men's football at the Olympic Games in Paris after Morocco and Egypt reached the semi-finals of the multi-sport competitions. Morocco tore apart the United States, beating them 4-0 to book a date with Spain while Egypt defeated Paraguay 5-4 on penalties in the quarter-final. The Pharaohs will face hosts France on Tuesday in the semi-final.
Legit.ng looks at the five African countries to reach the semi-final of the Olympic Games . Read also Paris 2024: When D'Tigress will face world no 1 USA in Olympics QF Ghana became the first African country to reach the semi-final of the Olympic Games in Men's football at Barcelona in 1992.
The Black Meteors, the U23 team of Ghana, finished top of Group D after beating Australia and drawing with Mexico and Denmark. PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! The West Africans went on to beat Paraguay 4-2 after extra time to reach the semi-finals, where they lost to eventual gold medalist, Spain.
Ghana finished in third place, becoming the first African team t.