beaten 1—0 by morocco courtesy of a goal from rashid ali as they march into their first quarter—finalo their first quarter—final since 200a. the big story is ivory coast going out. many will point to the lost generation, the likes of toures, and the captain having quit since the title in 2015. attention will also focus on renard, the man who guided them to their title two yea rs who guided them to their title two years ago, who is now in charge of morocco, and so masterminded their demise. in the other group c game, dr congo wrapped up top spot, beating togo 3—1. morocco finished second in the group, but the big story of course is the african champions going out, joining pretournament favourites algeria, and host nation gabon, to be eliminated in the group staged at this year's african cup of nations, where the shocks continue to come. so just to confirm — that result means morocco qualify for the quarterfinals second in the group, behind dr congo who just needed a point against togo to reach the last eight, but ran away with a 3—1win. napoli are into the semi finals of the italian cu