Egypt remained in control of Group C with a comfortable victory over Sudan, making it two wins out of two.

The first goal of a rather uninspiring contest was Hosni Abd Rabou's well-taken penalty on 29 minutes.

The match was livened up by two late goals from Mohamed Aboutrika, the first from close range, the second a clever strike from a tight angle.

Sudan showed strength but were let down by poor finishing and are the first team eliminated from the tournament.

In the second Group C game, Cameroon punished Zambia's poor defending to bounce back to winning ways and show that they are still genuine tournament contenders.

A Geremi free-kick gave Cameroon the lead, and Joseph Desire Job and Achille Emana added goals before the break, both after defensive errors.

Samuel Eto'o's penalty equalled the Nations Cup goalscoring record.

Shoddy defending gave Job his second and Cameroon their fifth, and Chris Katongo got Zambia's consolation goal.

The 14-goal tally of Laurent Pokou of the Ivory Coast has stood for 28 years, but Eto'o will surely surpass it, with Cameroon looking likely to go beyond the group stage.