Africa Cup of Nations: How the last-16 line up after a dramatic group stage - draw, fixtures, schedule
The Africa Cup of Nations last-16 line-up is complete following an eventful first round group stage. Despite something of a slow start, the tournament eventually sparked into life with a flurry of great goals, unforgettable incidents and major shocks – not least the exits of Ghana and holders Algeria.
Ad/> With eight teams heading home, there will be no second chances as we enter the knockout stages. Africa Cup of NationsMali take top spot in Group F as Gambia and Tunisia advance10 HOURS AGO Let’s look at how the teams line up.
Burkina Faso v Gabon Despite an opening day defeat to Cameroon, 2013 finalists Burkina Faso advanced from the group stage in second place after picking up 4 points from their next two matches. They face a Gabon side who have performed admirably to finish runners up in Group B despite the loss of captain Pierre Emerick Aubameyang due to health issues.
Nigeria v Tunisia Three wins from three have put the Super Eagles in a commanding position in the tournament with nobody wanting to face a side that had actually come into the competition in something of a state of disarray. However, off-field issues have been put to one side and a team packed with talent will hope to overcome a Tunisia team who in fact lost twice in their group but do have a 4-0 win against Mauritania to their name — the biggest margin of victory in the competition so far.
'My heart is absolutely fine' — Aubameyang Nigeria advance with perfect record after comfortable win over Guinea-Bissau Senegal v Cape Verde The pre-tournament favourites have flattered to deceive so far scoring just once and even that only came courtesy of a Sadio Mane penalty against Zimbabwe in a 1-0 win. They will need to step up their game against a Cape Verde
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