Both Cape Verde and Zambia were eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday after they played out a goalless draw in treacherous con...
Both Cape Verde and Zambia were eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday after they played out a goalless draw in treacherous conditions at Estadio de Ebibeyin.
Cape Verde finished with three points and with the same goal difference as the Democratic Republic of Congo, who drew 1-1 with Tunisia in Bata at the same time, but scored one goal less and were therefore eliminated by the slimmest of margins.
DR Congo go through with group winners Tunisia.
Zambia, who were the 2012 winners, finished last in Group B with only two points.
The match was played in a tropical downpour that made the game unplayable at times as giant puddles stopped the flow of the ball and risked injury to the players.
The teams were forced to keep the ball off the ground for much of the second half as the deluge fell increasingly harder but then suddenly abated with some 20 minutes left.
Both sides had few occasions to win the game, not even towards the end when they both sacrificed defenders to throw more players into attack.
Bokila's equaliser proved the difference as he revived Congolese hopes with a side footed shot in the second half after Ahmed Akaichi put Tunisia ahead in the 31st minute.
Tunisia are now scheduled to meet hosts Equatorial Guinea in Ebibeyin while DR Congo will take on neighbours Congo in Bata in Saturday's quarter-finals.
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