Hakimi misses a penalty and South Africa beat Marrecos 2-0 in the African Cup.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Achraf Hakimi missed a penalty and Morocco, a semifinalist at the last World Cup, joined the list of major teams disappointed at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday after losing 2-0 to South Africa. round 16

Evidence: Makgopa’s goal in the 57th minute and Teboho Mokoena’s free kick in the fifth minute of added time sent Bafana Bafana through to the quarter-finals.

South Africa face Cape Verde on Saturday in Yamoussoukro.

Morocco woke up after Makgopa’s goal, but it wasn’t until the 82nd minute that they had their best chance to level the score. Mothobi Mwala blocked Ayoub El Kaabi’s shot with his hand and the maximum penalty was awarded.

But Hakimi shook the crossbar with his shot in the 85th.

To make matters worse, Moroccan midfielder Sofiane Amrabat was sent off in stoppage time and Mokoena sealed the deal a minute later with a goal into the top left corner.

Morocco will join defending champion Senegal, seven-time champion Egypt, five-time winner Cameroon and four-time champion Ghana, as well as Algeria and Tunisia, who exited the tournament before the quarter-finals.

Mali, for its part, defeated Burkina Faso 2-1 and will face hosts Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals. An own goal from Edmond Tapsoba and a second-half goal from Lassina Sinayoko gave Mali victory.

On Saturday, the teams of Cote d’Ivoire and Mali will play in Bouaké. The Ivorians reignited the enthusiasm of their compatriots after defeating Senegal on Monday.