Ivory Coast vs Egypt - LIVE!
It’s the final day of the Africa Cup of Nations’ last-16 stage and we may well have saved the best for (almost) last as two of the continent’s heavyweights meet for a place in the quarter-finals.
Egypt are the most successful team in the competition’s history and, led by Liverpool star Mo Salah, are looking to win the tournament for the eighth time.
However, they were beaten by Nigeria in their opening group game, which is why they ended up finishing second behind the Super Eagles despite victories in their final two matches, setting up this afternoon’s intriguing clash.
Ivory Coast were also drawn in what looked a tricky group but the abysmal performance of defending champions Algeria made passage as group winners much smoother as Patrice Beaumelle’s side finished top on seven points.
