Morocco through, but Cameroon exit AFCON
Senegal have also booked their place in the final four, as Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye settled their last-eight clash with Mali earlier on Friday.
They are set to play either Ivory Coast or Egypt in the other semi-final, with that tie concluding the quarter-final stage tomorrow.
Good luck to Amad, who has been one of the tournament’s standout players so far, scoring three goals for the Elephants and claiming a trio of Player of the Match prizes.
Mbeumo will return to Manchester in due course, although Darren Fletcher has ruled him out of Sunday's Emirates FA Cup meeting with Brighton.
"I think it's too close a turnaround,” he said, in his pre-match press conference.
“So we'll have the same players available for the game, as we had against Burnley, so no new additions.”
