Liverpool's Sadio Mane helped fire Senegal into the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations as they sealed a 1-0 win over 10-man Benin.
Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye struck the only goal after 69 minutes, having been set up by Mane, before Olivier Verdon was dismissed for Benin late on.
Mane , who now has more goal involvements than any other player in the tournament, was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet himself after having two goals disallowed for offside by VAR, which had been introduced for the quarter-finals.
Aliou Cisse's side will meet Madagascar or Tunisia in the last four on Sunday in Cairo as they try to win the competition for the first time.
Goalkeeper Alfred Gomis almost gifted Benin the lead when he miscontrolled a backpass and saw the ball go wide.
But Gueye won it with 21 minutes left when he ran from deep, swapped passes with Mane and fired in from 12 yards.
Verdon was then sent off with eight minutes remaining for a foul on Gueye.
Senegal's success means Mane will be involved with his national side for at least another week before having his summer holiday, with the third-fourth place play-off and final not being completed until 19 July.
