Al Muhammadi 8

                                                                                    Motaeb 24

A below-strength Egypt, already confirmed Group C winners, overcame Benin in a surprisingly entertaining encounter, to maintain the group stages’ only 100% record.

Squirrels keeper Yoann Djidonou let Ahmed Al Muhammadi’s right-wing cross drift over his head into the net on eight minutes.

And Emad Motaeb doubled the defending champions’ advantage from close range on 24 minutes, Djidonou just failing to keep the ball out.

But Djidonou redeemed himself with a string of second half saves, with Razak Omotoyossi unlucky not to score at the other end in this African Nations Cup encounter.