Softfootball understands that Egypt booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after seeing off a stubborn Benin side 3-1 after extra time, a result that also stretched the Pharaohs' unbeaten head-to-head run against the Cheetahs to five matches.
Given how both teams crawled through the group stage, expectations were already low coming into this tie, and the opening 45 minutes did little to change that feeling.
Egypt, who recently played a goalless draw with Angola following a 1-0 victory against South Africa , did look the more organised side early on.
