AGADIR, Morocco (Reuters) 

Omar Marmoush netted the opener, and Mohamed Salah scored the decisive goal as Egypt ended Ivory Coast’s reign ​with a narrow 3-2 triumph in ‌Saturday’s Africa Cup of ​Nations quarter-final.

Centre back ⁠Rami ‌Rabia was the other scorer for the Egyptians, who had little possession ⁠at the Grande Stade Agadir ⁠but took their chances with clinical precision and held ​on grimly to book a semi-final meeting with Senegal on Wednesday.

An own goal from Ahmed Fatouh ​and a late ‍effort by Guela Doue proved insufficient for the Ivory Coast, winners of ‍the tournament on ⁠home soil two ​years ago but now deposed as ​African champions.

Earlier on Saturday, Nigeria ‍overpowered Algeria 2-0 in Marrakech and will take on hosts Morocco in the other semi-final.