Senegal 3-1 Equatorial Guinea: Sadio Mane and Co into AFCON semi-finals as Cheikhou Kouyate and Ismaila Sarr both net after Jannick Buyla had cancelled out Famara Diedhiou's opener

Equatorial Guinea played their part but in the end Senegal earned a comprehensive win and the gulf in class shone through. Senegal will play Burkina Faso in the semi-finals on Wednesday. If they win, they will meet either Egypt or hosts Cameroon in the final on February 6.

Game, set, match. Ismaila Sarr taps in a low cross from Ciss following a long diagonal ball from Koulibaly

Cheikhou Kouyate restores Senegal's lead just three minutes after coming off the bench. The Crystal Palace man reacts quickly to nip in and beat Owono after some horrific defending from Equatorial Guinea, who create danger from themselves out of nothing.

Now the minnows have the initiative and are so close to levelling. Akapo sends an inviting cross in from the right which flies across the box and Emilio Nsue is inches away from connecting with it.

Equatorial Guinea brush off the disappointment of the penalty being overturned and craft a beautiful move to equalise, Jannick Buyla poking into the bottom corner after taking one touch to bring the ball under control

Referee Victor Gomes changes his mind after being encouraged by the VAR officials to review the incident. Equatorial Guinea are perplexed and continue to protest even as play resumes

What an incredible chance for the minnows. Koulibaly handles a cross from Iban Edu and the referee points to the spot although he is going to have a look at the monitor.

Equatorial Guinea get the second period underway. They have little choice after a timid first half to come out and take a few risks to try to get on level terms.

But Iban Edu fires straight into the wall. He optimistically appeals for a handball but the referee isn't listening.

Senegal are really showing their class now after a slow start and Equatorial Guinea are in desperate need of some respite. They could really do with getting to the break only a goal down.

Papy Mendy has a strike from outside the box and Jesus Owono is forced into a quick reaction save. The goalkeeper eventually gathers the ball after parrying the shot. 

Two chances in quick succession for Senegal since scoring. Mane tears down the left wing on the break but he can't find a team-mate in the area and Equatorial Guinea scramble the ball away.

It may have been a superb move from Senegal but Equatorial Guinea will be fuming that the goal came from a foul throw. Carlos Akapo went to take the throw-in but the ball slipped from his hands and a foul throw was given. Senegal then took their time to craft the sweeping move from which Diédhiou struck the opener, his first goal in the tournament.

Famara Diedhiou slots in a perfectly weighted pass from Sadio Mane to give Senegal the lead. It was the favourites' first real chance of the game and striker Diedhiou took it with real confidence, needing only one touch to find the net.

Senegal get a free-kick in decent range and Idrissa Gueye takes it ahead of Mane. The PSG man is nowhere near hitting the target though. Perhaps Mane will insist on taking their next attempt.

Saliou Ciss is the first player to get his name in the book. Ciss went up for a header and appeared to win the ball but was penalised for leaning on his opponent.

Equatorial Guinea have the first attempt at goal as Iban Edu tries his luck from long range and his shot goes flying over the bar. Edouard Mendy barely blinked but if nothing else it's an early demonstration that Equatorial Guinea are not afraid to have a go against the tournament favourites.

This quarter-final is a meeting of the two best defences in the tournament, having conceded only one goal between them in their eight games. Senegal have kept four consecutive clean sheets while Equatorial Guinea haven't let a goal in for more than 300 minutes, since they were beaten 1-0 by Ivory Coast in their opening game

Not quite a full house at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium but a lively atmosphere as kick off nears

There's considerably less stardust in the Equatorial Guinea line-up but goalkeeper Jesus Owono made a name for himself in the shoot-out win over Mali with his spectacular cartwheel celebration after his side clinched a 6-5 victory.

They line up as follows: Owono, Akapo, Ndong, Ganet, Obiang Coco, Salvador, Machin, Nsue Miranda, Buyla

As predicted, Sadio Mane starts for Senegal only five days after being hospitalised with a head injury sustained in the last-16 win over Cape Verde.

There's a heavy Premier League presence in the Senegal starting 11, with Chelsea's Edouard Mendy and Leicester's Papy Mendy also in the team

Good evening and welcome to Sportsmail's live coverage of Senegal vs Equatorial Guinea in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations!