Tuesday January 24th Respectful exit for Libya When Kone went on a run from the left and Gazalla couldn't deal with his shot, Drogba had the easy task of scoring from the rebound in the 10th minute of a match which Ivory Coast were expected to win with ease. However, Libya equalized with 4 minutes of the first half remaining when a Khames Ezwae header crept in under the goalkeeper's body, and could have taken the lead in the second half before Yaya Toure won the match for Ivory Coast with a looping header that beat the defenders on the goal line and put Libya out of the competition. (Ivory Coast 2 Libya 1)

Tuesday January 24th

Morocco hold hosts Egypt and Morocco fought out a goalless draw in an exciting match which could have gone either way. The result gave Morocco a life line and sent Ivory Coast to the next round. (Egypt 0 Morocco 0)

Wednesday January 25th

10 man DR Congo get point Despite having Mputu sent off for kicking out at an opponent as early as the 18th minute, DR Congo kept a clean sheet and earned a point against World Cup qualifiers Angola to keep their hopes of progressing to the next round alive.
(DR Congo 0 Angola 0)

Wednesday January 25th

Cameroon march on Togo survived 67 minutes against Cameroon until Eto'o smashed the ball into the top left corner from just out side the area. Meyong's cheeky back-heal sealed victory for Cameroon in the 85th minute. Togo who are one of Africa's representatives in the World Cup, were eliminated with this result. (Cameroon 2 Togo 0)

Thursday January 26th

Last gasp win for Guinea Guinea came back from behind to win in stoppage time and end the hopes of Zambia. Elijah Tana lost his marker to put Zambia ahead in the 33rd minute with a firm header from a corner-kick. When the Zambian goalkeeper gave away a penalty in the 73rd minute Faindouno coolly sent him the wrong way. Guinea didn't settle for the draw and it was Faindouno who broke Zambian hearts with a shot that came off the underside of the crossbar and was clearly over the goal line. The win puts Guinea through to the next round at the expense of Zambia. (Guinea 2 Zambia 1)

Thursday January 26th

Out of Africa South Africa who will host the 2010 World Cup, were knocked out of the African Cup of Nations after suffering their second 2-0 defeat. Dos Santos had a goal disallowed for offside in the 10th minute, but gave Tunisia the lead in the 32nd minute of the match when the South African keeper failed to hold on to his low shot. In the 57th minute Benachour fired the ball into to roof of the goal from inside the area to put his side into the quarter finals. (Tunisia 2 South Africa 0)

Friday January 27th

Ghana Turn table on Senegal Having lost their first match Ghana were in danger of elimination, but a win over Senegal put the pressure on Senegal. Amoah got behind the Senegal defence to score the only goal of the match from a tight angle in the 13th minute. Beye and Kingston were sent off in the 62nd minute for getting involved in a slight altercation. (Ghana 1 Senegal 0)

Friday January 27th

Nigeria do the business Shortly after making a double substitution Obodo scored for Nigeria with a 57th minute powerful header and 3 minutes later the much sought-after 18 year-old Obi Mikel doubled their lead with a shot from outside the area when the Zimbabwean defence failed to close him down. (Nigeria 2 Zimbabwe 0)