Latch assembly for low-profile right-angle electrical connector

An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

• a board-mount connector having one or more differential signal pairs;
• a cable connector configured to be detachably coupled to the board-mount connector;
• an EMI shell substantially enclosing the board-mount connector, the EMI shell having a receptacle housing configured to receive the cable connector;
• and
• a latch attached to the cable connector, the latch configured to releasably engage the receptacle housing of the EMI shell;
• wherein the cable connector includes a latch anchor protruding from a top surface of the cable connector and the latch includes an anchor tab, the anchor tab configured to engage the latch anchor to releasably secure the latch on the cable connector, said anchor tab having an anchor opening formed therein that is sized and shaped to fit substantially flush around the latch anchor and thereby prevent movement of the latch back and forth and side to side on the cable connector.