Democratic Republic Of Congo squeezed through to the the last sixteen of the African Cup of Nations and stand a good chance of even making it to the last eight, all thanks to a pathetic Zimbabwe Warriors performance on Sunday.

IN just one-and-half hours, the Warriors dragged themselves from the doors of paradise to the gates of hell; transformed their Afcon adventure from being a symbol of hope to a tour of shame and watched as immortality rejected them on a horror night that felt like the end of the world.

AFCON is now an agonising watch for Zimbabwean soccer fans who can’t believe how the promising Warriors slumped so badly when it mattered most.

With or without the Warriors, the tournament moves on and the last sixteen have been confirmed.

Here are the fixtures:

Friday, July 5
Morocco vs Benin (Al Salam stadium, Cairo – 6pm)
Uganda vs Senegal (Cairo International stadium, Cairo – 9pm)

Saturday, July 6
Nigeria vs Cameroon (Alexandria stadium, Alexandria – 6pm)
Egypt vs South Africa (Cairo International stadium, Cairo – 9pm)

Sunday, July 7
Madagascar vs DR Congo (Cairo International stadium, Cairo – 6pm)
Algeria vs Guinea (June 30 stadium, Cairo – 9pm)

Monday, July 8
Mali vs Ivory Coast (Suez stadium, Suez – 6pm)
Ghana vs Tunisia (Ismailia stadium, Ismailia – 9pm)