Ivory Coast to Face Egypt in Last 16 of AFCON

Ivory Coast have beaten defending champions Algeria in the final group stage game to book a spot against Egypt in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Egypt qualified to the round of 16 after finishing second in Group D with six points, three behind group leaders Nigeria.

The Pharaohs were waiting to see the final standings of Group E, which consists of Ivory Coast, Algeria Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone, to discover their opponents.

Going into the final group stage match, Ivory Coast were leading the group with four points, followed by Equatorial Guinea with three points, then Sierra Leone with two and finally, and more surprisingly, Algeria in bottom place with one point.