Zambia, Guinea progress

A second-half strike by skipper Christopher Katongo earned Zambia a 1-0 victory over Equatorial Guinea in Malabo.

The result sees both Zambia and co-hosts Equatorial Guinea qualify for the knockout stages.

Zambia enjoyed more of the possession in the opening 20 minutes but both sides struggled to create any real chances.

Rainford Kalaba's inswinging free kick was dealt with well by Danilo, who punched the ball away from danger.

Katongo had a good chance in the 35th minute when Kalaba passed to him outside the area.

Katongo then beat an Equatorial Guinea defender before shooting low at Danilo, who saved with ease.

The co-hosts had the best chance of the first half when midfielder Juvenal's pass found Ivan Bolado, whose low shot was saved by the oncoming Mweene.

Herve Renard's side were gifted a goalscoring opportunity in the 48th minute when Danilo caught the ball from what was deemed to be a back pass by the referee.

The subsequent free kick was laid off before being driven powerfully and low towards the goal, but Ben Konate bravely leapt in front of the shot and sent it out for a corner.

Juvenal impressed for the home side and had a another long range effort five minutes into the second half, but this time he sent the ball high over the Zambia bar.

Gilson Paulo's men upped the tempo, with Juvenal continuing to create opportunities, but it was Zambia who took the lead in the 67th minute.

Katongo received the ball outside the Equatorial Guinea area before beating two defenders to fire the ball into the bottom corner of the net, past an outstretched Danilo.

Juvenal came close to equalising a few minutes later when he saw his curling free kick just go over the crossbar.

Meanwhile, Libya defeated Senegal 2-1 but the teams were eliminated from the competition.

Ihab Albusaifi struck for Libya on five minutes after forward Ahmed Saad won a tackle and dribbled past four defenders before setting up his team-mate, who slotted through the legs of goalkeeper Khadim Ndiaye.

Senegal then stepped up their game as Deme Ndiaye nodded home a Mamadou Niang corner kick on 11 minutes to restore parity.

Libya stole the winner on 84 minutes when Albusaifi rose to nod home a cross to consign the west Africans to their third successive defeat of the competition.