Africa Cup of Nations: Reports and fixtures
Yesterday
Nigeria 3-0 Mozambique
The Super Eagles sealed their place in the last eight of with a convincing victory. The Lokomotiv Moscow striker Peter Odemwingie scored either side of half-time, with former Newcastle United forward Obafemi Martins completing the rout with a late effort from close range.
Egypt 2-0 Benin
The defending champions Egypt made it three wins out of three so far in the competition with two first-half goals from Ahmed Al-Muhammadi and Emab Moteab to eliminate Benin.
Today
Cameroon v Tunisia, Gabon v Zambia (Group D, 4pm, Eurosport)
Gabon, who head the group, will be hoping to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 1996, and like Cameroon, will have to avoid defeat today to ensure qualification. Tunisia and Zambia could both still qualify with a victory today.
Today's fixtures: Group D: Cameroon v Tunisia (4.0), Gabon v Zambia (4.0).
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