RABAT, Morocco (AP) \u2014 Mohamed Salah scored with the last kick in extra time to seal’s Egypt’s 3-1 win over Benin in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16, and Nigeria enjoyed a 4-0 rout of Mozambique on Monday.<\/p>\n
Egypt had to dig deep after being surprisingly held to 1-1 in normal time after Benin’s Jodel Dossou pounced on a rebound to level the game in the 83rd minute.<\/p>\n
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