The Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast are on the brink of a humiliating exit from their own tournament after a shock 4-0 defeat by Equatorial Guinea. Two more goals from Equatorial Guinea’s Emilio Nsue, the hat-trick hero from the win against Guinea-Bissau, and strikes from Pablo Ganet and Jannick Buyla left Ivory Coast with only a slim chance of qualifying after finishing third in Group A. Three points means they are unlikely to be one of the four third-placed teams to get through – they face an agonising wait until the final group-stage games on Wednesday. Equatorial Guinea were confirmed as surprise group winners ahead of the three-time champions Nigeria, who beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0. Ghana are also set to miss out on the last 16 after conceding twice in stoppage time to draw 2-2 with Mozambique, while Egypt scraped through despite being held to draw by Cape Verde in Group B. Jordan Ayew scored a pair of penalties which looked to be sending Ghana through, but a thrilling finale saw Geny Catamo pull one back from the spot before Reinildo Mandava equalised at the death. The two dropped points meant Egypt pipped Ghana to second place in Group B, despite also conceding a last-gasp leveller to draw with Cape Verde, and Chris Hughton’s side are highly unlikely to qualify as one of best third-placed teams. In their defeat to Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast had two goals disallowed for offside and snatched at a host of presentable chances, and they were made to pay. They could have had a penalty when Nicolas Pépé burst into the area after a long ball over the top fell at his feet and he was clearly fouled by Saúl Coco. Pépé opted to stay on his feet but was unable to round the goalkeeper, Jesús Owono, and the opportunity went begging. The hosts were then stunned three minutes before half-time when Carlos Akapo surged past four nonexistent tackles into the area and squared the ball for Nsue. The former Birmingham and Middlesbrough full-back, now 34 and captaining his country, swept the ball home first time. Ivory Coast thought they had hit back immediately when Ibrahim Sangare bundled the ball into the net from Pépé’s cross but VAR confirmed the Nottingham Forest midfielder was offside. In the 67th minute Jean-Philippe Krasso took Seko Fofana’s pass in his stride and the Ivorian curled the ball past Owono, but once again VAR stepped in and the goal was chalked off. Six minutes later Ganet silenced the Alassane Ouattara Stadium with a curling free-kick which flew into the top corner. The hosts’ fate was then all but sealed when, in the 75th minute, José Machin led a counterattack and teed up Nsue for a simple finish. The stunning result was then complete two minutes from time when Buyla lashed home the fourth. An own-goal from Guinea-Bissau’s Opa Sanganté gifted Nigeria the narrow victory that sealed second place and a spot in the last 16. The Super Eagles went ahead after 36 minutes following a stroke of misfortune for Sanganté – Moses Simon whipped in a dangerous cross intended for Victor Osimhen and Sanganté smashed the ball into the roof of his own net. Nigeria had a great chance to double the lead just before half-time as an unmarked Osimhen headed wide and they threatened again two minutes into the second half when Jonas Mendes smothered Simon’s shot. The Napoli forward Osimhen also had an effort ruled out for offside. Guinea-Bissau threatened in the final 10 minutes when Fali Candé’s free-kick took an awkward bounce, but the Nigerian goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali managed to push it wide before Gomes headed wide from the resulting corner. The late pressure almost paid off as a ferocious strike from Franculino Djú was ruled out for offside and Nigeria managed to see the game out. In their draw with Mozambique, Ghana were awarded a penalty when Joseph Paintsil twisted his way into the box and was fouled by Nanani and Jordan Ayew coolly rolled the resulting spot-kick into the bottom right corner to open the scoring after 15 minutes. Ghana earned another penalty in the second half after Mandava handled the ball and Jordan Ayew stepped up again to double his side’s lead in the 70th minute. Mozambique pulled one back a minute into stoppage time when they were given a penalty after an Andre Ayew handball and Catamo fired his effort into the bottom corner. Their dramatic comeback was complete four minutes into added time when Mandava nodded the ball home from a corner to all but end Ghana’s hopes of making the next round. Mohamed Salah was in the stands to watch Egypt scrape into the last 16 with a breathless 2-2 draw with Cape Verde. The forward stayed on to watch his countrymen in their crucial final Group B match before flying back to Liverpool for treatment on a muscle injury. He will have feared the worst with the Pharaohs staring at an early exit after falling behind to a goal from Gilson Tavares for the surprise group winners. But substitute Trezeguet hauled them level and Mostafa Mohamed fired them ahead at the start of stoppage time. The Blue Sharks then rocked Egypt by equalising through Bryan Teixeira, but Ghana being pegged back 2-2 by Mozambique meant the Pharaohs clung on to second place.