Cameroon 5-1 Zambia: Fans of the the Indomitable Lions know their side could go out if defeated by the Chipolopolo Conversely, Zambia's supporters know that a second win would give them a strong chance of making the quarter-finals Cameroon start the stronger and have several early chances, putting Zambia on the backfoot from the off Chris Katongo drives forward for Patrick Phiri's side as he looks to relieve some of the pressure on his defence The deadlock is eventually broken by two goals either side of the half hour from Geremi and Joseph Desire Job A third follows before the interval when Isaac Chansa fails to deal with a through ball and Achille Emana coolly slots home Any hopes of a comeback end in the 66th minute when Samuel Eto'o converts a penalty after Billy Mwanza's handball The goal sees him equal the Nations Cup goalscoring record and local Ghanaian fans show their appreciation Job nets again in the closing stages before Chris Katongo bags a consolation goal for the Chipolopolo in injury time Egypt 3-0 Sudan: After scoring twice against Cameroon, Mohamed Zidan looks for another against the Nile Crocodiles Pharaohs striker Amr Zaki takes a tumble as Sudan have the better of the opening exchanges Egypt begin to assert themselves and go ahead in the 29th minute when Hosni Abd Rabou wins a penalty and converts it Undeterred, Mohamed Abdallah's underdogs continue to push but fail to find a way through and it remains 1-0 at the break Coach Hassan Shehata has some stern words for the reigning champions as he seeks some second-half improvement Zidan makes way for Mohamed Aboutrika early in the second half and it is he who scores the second with 12 minutes to go Elmuiz Abdalla is beaten again soon after, this time at his near post, as Aboutrika completes the scoring The win leaves Egypt needing a point to guarantee qualification while Sudan need three to stand any chance
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