Cameroon and defending champions, Egypt have qualified from Group C to the quarter-finals of the 2008 African Cup of Nations.

In Tamale where Cameroon overcame Sudan by 3-0 to qualify, the day belonged to striker, Samuel Eto'o who has now gone two goals better than the previous all-time scoring record at the tournament.

Samuel Eto'o became the leading all-time African Nations Cup scorer with 16 goals after first converting a 27th-minute penalty to give Cameroon a 1-0 lead over Sudan in the Group C match Wednesday.

Mohamed Ali Khider’s own goal gifted Cameroon a 2-0 lead in the 33rd minute.

Then in the 92nd minute, Eto’o netted his 16th all-time goal at the tournament when he connected from a Modetse Mbami lob.

The Barcelona striker drew level with the old benchmark of 14 set by Laurent Pokou in Cameroon's game against Zambia on Saturday, having netted a double in the 4-2 loss to Egypt.

He established the new milestone by scoring a first-half penalty for his record-breaking goal.

Pokou of the Ivory Coast set the old record with six goals in Ethiopia in 1968 and a further eight in Sudan two years later.

Eto'o, a three-time African Footballer of the Year, fittingly took his first steps on the ladder leading to the record in Ghana eight years ago.

In Kumasi, Zambia’s revival could not secure them a last eight place as Chris Katongo’s 89th minute goal was not came too late in the game to turn it around after Egypt had taken a 15th minute lead through Amr Zaki.

The game ended 1-1 as Zambia joins Sudan to exit from the competition.