England midfielder runs the show with brilliant goal and an assist as Eagles seal FA Cup semi-final spot at Wembley

Egyptian Omar Marmoush and Senegalese Ismaila Sarr scored to help Manchester City and Crystal Palace secure FA Cup semi-finals places at the weekend. Here, AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the FA Cup and major European leagues: ENGLAND OMAR MARMOUSH (Manchester City) He came off the bench to send City into the semi-finals with the second-half winner at Bournemouth.

Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix reckons that the strong faith in their squad is helping them make strides in both the Premier League and FA Cup. The Eagles are into the semi-finals of the latter competition after a 3-0 win at Fulham yesterday. Lacroix has been a big hit since signing from Wolfsburg in the summer.

Eberechi Eze made the difference against Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-final — even if he doesn't quite fit Glasner's system at Palace

Crystal Palace defender Ben Chilwell says players like Jean-Philipe Mateta are important to have in the dressing room. The striker is in contention to play in Saturday's FA Cup match against Fulham, which could be his first match since suffering a head injury in the last round against Millwall.

Crystal Palace are said to have scouted the Middlesbrough No.20 on Sunday as he helped the Republic of Ireland record a 2-1 win over Bulgaria, where he registered yet another assist.