The Ivory Coast crushed an abject Algeria 4-1 on Thursday to send the reigning champions crashing out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage, while Equatorial Guinea go through in second place in Group E after defeating Sierra Leone 1-0.
Catch up with the highlights from Wednesday’s Afcon action as Egypt clinched a place in the last-16 on Wednesday by defeating neighbours Sudan 1-0, while Nigeria finished top of Group D with a third successive win as they beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0.
Seven-time champions Egypt clinched a place in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 on Wednesday by defeating neighbours Sudan 1-0, a result which sent Cape Verde and Malawi through as well.
Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar scored his fifth goal of the Africa Cup of Nations as his already qualified side were joined by Burkina Faso on Monday in the second round.
Reigning Afcon champions Algeria are in danger of an early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations after a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of outsiders Equatorial Guinea in Douala on Sunday, while Ivory Coast and Mali were held to draws by Sierra Leone and Gambia respectively.
Catch up with Saturday’s action at the Africa Cup of Nations where Mohamed Salah opened his account in Egypt’s 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau while Nigeria cruised into the 1-0 win over knockouts with a 3-1 win over Sudan.
Mohamed Salah is up and running at the Africa Cup of Nations as his goal in the second half handed Egypt a 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau, while Nigeria cruised to a 3-1 over Sudan to book their spot in the knockouts.
There was finally goals at the Africa Cup of Nations as Hosts Cameroon became the first team to qualify for the knockout stages of Afcon with a 4-1 demolition of Ethiopia while Burkina Faso edged Cape Verde. Catch up with the highlights here.
Hosts Cameroon became the first team to qualify for the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday as captain Vincent Aboubakar and Karl Toko-Ekambi both scored twice in a 4-1 demolition of Ethiopia in Yaounde.
Tunisia coach Mondher Kebaier said he had "never seen anything like it" after the referee in his side's Africa Cup of Nations opener against Mali on Wednesday blew the final whistle before the game had been completed.