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Yasser Ibrahim’s superb header and Mohamed Salah's breakaway strike earned record seven-time champions Egypt a hard-fought 3-1 extra-time victory over Benin in the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 on Monday, Reuters reported. 

Egypt led after 69 minutes through a brilliant 25-metre strike from Marwan Attia, but Benin forced the game into an additional 30 minutes when they equalised late on through Jodel Dossou.

Defender Ibrahim scored his first international goal on 97 minutes when he met Attia's cross with a ‌header from 15 yards that looped into the top corner of the ‌net, and Salah raced clear to add the third with the last kick of the game, according to Reuters. 

Ademola Lookman turned in a virtuoso performance as Victor Osimhen struck twice to lead Nigeria to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Mozambique in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 on Monday, Reuters reported. 

Nigeria’s dominance was near total as Lookman scored the opening goal and produced three assists to drive his side into the quarter-finals, where they will meet Algeria or the Democratic Republic of Congo. Akor Adams netted the other ‌goal.

The scoreline was the biggest margin of victory at the tournament ‌in Morocco and could easily have been doubled had Nigeria not spurned easy chances, according to Reuters. 

Egypt forward Mohamed Salah said his team was not among the favourites to win the Africa Cup of Nations title, but insisted they would give their best to go deeper in the tournament in Morocco, Reuters reported. 

Liverpool forward Salah scored the third goal to secure Egypt's spot in the quarterfinals with a hard-fought 3-1 extra-time victory over Benin on Monday.

Hossam Hassan's side are bidding to win the title for the first time since 2010 and a record eight times overall, according to Reuters. 

Inter Milan claimed a commanding 3–1 home win over Bologna on Sunday to return to the top of Serie A in what is shaping up to be an increasingly intense title race, Reuters reported. 

With the victory, Inter took the lead in the table on 39 points, one clear of city rivals AC Milan and two ahead of Napoli, with the campaign now two matches from the halfway mark.

Inter laid siege to the Bologna goal for most of the first half, pouring forward in wave after wave, only to be denied by an outstanding goalkeeper, Federico Ravaglia, whose string of fine saves kept the scoreline intact, according to Reuters.