Algeria roar into AFCON last 16 while Burkina Faso see off Sudan 

Algeria had already sealed a safe passage through to the last 16 but a third victory ensured they finish on top of the group and a tie with DR Congo next.

RACING ON: Algeria's Ibrahim Maza, left, celebrates with Algeria's Baghdad Bounedjah after scoring his side's third goal during the Africa Cup of Nations group E soccer match between Algeria and Sudan in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Algeria made it three wins from three in Group E of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-1 victory over Equatorial Guinea.

Algeria blew their winless opponents away with three goals in the space of 13 first-half minutes courtesy of strikes from Zineddine Belaid, Fares Chaibi and Ibrahim Maza.