Egypt have continued their quest for an unprecedented third straight African Nations Cup when they reached the quarter-finals with a 2-nil win over Mozambique as Nigeria revived their hopes of progressing.
The win left six times champions Egypt top of Group C with six points from two games as second-placed Nigeria looked set to join them into the last eight after scraping past Benin 1-nil.
Egypt, now unbeaten in a record 15 matches at the Nations Cup, went ahead in the 46th minute with a Dario Khan own goal.
Mohamed Nagui made sure of the points when he scored with 10 minutes left as Egypt joined Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals of the biennial African football extravaganza.
Nigeria, who lost 3-1 to Egypt in their opening game, boosted their hopes of reaching the last eight with a barely deserved win over Benin that put them on three points.
Benin and Mozambique have one point each.
The action shifts to Lubango tomorrow with Cameroon looking to bounce back from an opening defeat when they face Zambia, while Tunisia take on Group D leaders Gabon.
