The Africa Cup of Nations has now got to the knockout stage after a series of uneventful matches in the group stages.
The teams in this competition were split into six groups.
Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria took the lead in Group A securing their place in the knock out qualifiers.
Group B will be represented by Cape Verde and the Pharaohs.
The defending champion, Senegal, lead group C while Cameroon took the second spot in the same group.
Morocco finished top of Group F with seven points, four more than Congo, which also reached the last 16. Zambia and Tanzania, with two points each, were eliminated.
Mali’s 0-0 draw with Namibia was enough to top Group E, while South Africa clinched second place on goal difference from Namibia by drawing 0-0 with Tunisia.
Mali, South Africa and Namibia all advanced to the last 16 on Wednesday when they took part in the tournament’s first goalless games.
Guinea, Namibia, Mauritania and the hosts, Ivory Coast, progressed as the four best third-place finishers.
Morocco’s 1-0 win over Zambia in Group F on Wednesday ensured Ivory Coast finished as the fourth-best third-place team, thus just qualifying for the knockout stage.
The next matches are as follows:
Nigeria vs Cameroon
Cape Verde vs Mauritania
Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea
Angola vs Namibia
Mali vs Burkina Faso
Egypt vs D.R Congo
Senegal vs Côte d’lvoire
Morocco vs South Africa.
