Saturday January 28th Morocco fire blanks In their match against Libya which Morocco needed to win and rely on goal difference, the north Africans failed to score and were eliminated without a goal to their name. (Morocco 0 Libya 0)

Saturday January 28th

Egypt win group In front of a packed stadium Egypt made sure of top spot in their group with a 3-1 win over Ivory Coast. Moteb opened the scoring for Egypt in the 9th minute with a close range header, but Kone turned and stuck home the equalizer from outside the area with 2 minute of the first half remaining. Abo Treka restored Egypt's lead on the hour with an accurate volley and 9 minutes later the Ivorian keeper could only touch Emad's lob onto the bar; Hosam missed the open goal with a weak header, but Moteb was on hand to score his second and Egypt's third goal of the night. The performance of El Hadary in the Egypt goal was also a key factor in their victory. (Egypt 3 Ivory Coast 1)

Sunday January 29th

Angola win in vain Angola were knocked out on goal difference despite winning their match against Togo. Flavio received the ball in the area and poked it over the on-coming goalkeeper in the 9th minute. A refereeing error in the 23rd minute denied Angola a second goal, and a minute later Kader lifted the ball over the Angolan keeper for the equalizer. Five minutes later Togo were reduced to 10 men when Kassim was dismissed for his second deliberate handball, and Angola went ahead in the 38th minute when Favio once again found the back of the net. Togo restored parity in the 67th minute when Kader's persistence on the right wing allowed him to send the ball into the penalty box were Toure Mamam duly obliged. The Angolan winner came in the 85th minute when Muelenessa beat the keeper on the near post. (Angola 3 Togo 2)

Sunday January 29th

Losers go through DR Congo lost their final group match but went through on goal difference. Geremi scored for Cameroon in the 31st minute with a long range free-kick and 2 minutes later Eto'o beat the offside trap and saw his tame shot come off the post and goalkeeper for his 5th goal of the tournament so far. Bokese was sent off for DR Congo in the 71st minute for kicking an opponent while both were lying on the ground. Both Cameroon and DR Congo progress to the next round. (Cameroon 2 DR Congo 0)

Monday January 30th

Pointless South Africa South Africa finished bottom of their group without a point or goal to their name after losing 1-0 to Zambia. Chris Katongo got on the end of a low cross to force home the only goal of the match in the 75th minute. (Zambia 1 South Africa 0)

Monday January 30th

Guinea demolish champs Tunisia started the match in a positive mood, but in the 15th minute Ousmane Bangoura scored for Guinea with a well taken shot from inside the area. As the match grew older, Guinea's confidence increased and in the 69th minute Feindouno muscled his way passed a Tunisia defender to double their lead. Matters got worse for Tunisia in the 82nd minute when Merdassi was sent off for his second bookable offence. Guinea put the icing on the cake when Feindouno found the head of Diawara who netted the 3rd in stoppage time. Guinea finish above the champions of Africa with this win. (Guinea 3 Tunisia 0)

Tuesday January 31st

Nigeria go the distance Senegal, who needed a victory to have a realistic chance of progressing, lost and had to rely on a freak result from the other match in the group. Senegal scored in the 58th minute when Souleymane Camara was quickest to react to a rebound after the goalkeeper had made a save. Martins headed the ball in for Nigeria in the 79th minute from a Kanu cross. The combination proved successful again when Kanu headed the ball down for Martins to score the winner with 3 minutes remaining on the clock. (Nigeria 2 Senegal 1)

Tuesday January 31st

Not enough for brave Zimbabwe Zimbabwe nearly made it to the last 8 by beating and eliminating World Cup qualifiers Ghana. For most of the match Zimbabwe were the better side, and took the lead on the hour mark when a Ghanaian defender could only head Chimedza's shot into the back of the net. Eight minutes later Benjani got on the end of a long ball to beat the keeper and double their lead. Deep into stoppage time, Baba Adamu chested the ball and volleyed in a consolation goal for Ghana, but it was too little too late for the Black Stars. (Zimbabwe 2 Ghana 1)