Madagascar’s fairytale run in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will continue after they beat Democratic Republic of Congo on penalties in their round-of-16 clash following a 2-2 draw.

AFCON debutants Madagascar has been one of the stories of the tournament so far as they topped a group including Nigeria to qualify for the knockout stage.

And they looked set to make it to quarterfinals as they led 2-1 going into stoppage time — only for Chancel Mbemba to take the match to extra time with an equaliser for DRC.

DRC were the better team in extra-time but the two sides could not be separated and Nicolas Dupuis’ side triumphed 4-2 on penalties and Yannick Bolasie skied his effort.