Hommam Al Nassim 
Egypt bid farewell to the African Cup of Nations round of 16 (final price) after losing to DR Congo on penalties (8-7), after a 1-1 draw in normal and extra time of the match.
The Democratic Republic of Congo opened the scoring in the 37th minute through its star Mishaq Elia before Mustafa Mohamed scored the equalizer for the Egyptian team in the first minute of stoppage time of the first half (45 + 1).
The match witnessed the expulsion of (red card), was the share of Mohamed Hamdi player “Pharaohs” after receiving the second yellow card in the seventh minute of the first extra half (97).
After the match ended in a 1-1 draw, the two teams resorted to extra time that did not result in anything new, to control the penalty shootout, which smiled on the Democratic Republic of Congo 8-7.
In the quarter-finals of the continental tournament, the Democratic Republic of Congo will face Guinea, who in turn qualified for the quarter-finals after defeating Equatorial Guinea with a goal scored by Mohamed Bayo in the eighth minute of stoppage time (90 + 8).