Morocco and the Ivory Coast meet Friday in a Group D top-of-the-table showdown in Cairo.
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Record seven-time champions Egypt secured a place in the last 16 on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo
It was Cote d’Ivoire’s first ever win over South Africa in seven meetings
Goals from Baghdad Bounedjah and Riyad Mahrez gave the Algerians their first three points of the tournament
Senegal will next face Algeria on Thursday
The 2015 champions were held by Togo and the Democratic Republic of Congo and lost against Morocco to make an undignified exit from Gabon after the first round.
Egypt started their bid for a record-extending eighth Africa Cup of Nations trophy with a 1-0 win over Zimbabwe
Egypt play Zimbabwe in the opening match of the tournament and have Salah as their talisman
We highlight the teams in Group F, where Cameroon and Ghana seem set to dominate against Benin and Guinea-Bissau
Egypt play Zimbabwe in the opening match in Cairo on Friday.