Goals from Faouzi Ghoulam and Islam Slimani then secured the win.
Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard says his team cannot rely only on Wilfried Bony and Yaya Toure
Yannick Bolasie earned DR Congo a 1:1 draw against Zambia
Tunisia had to settle for a point in their opener.
Thievy Bifouma scored late on for Congo to deny hosts Equatorial Guinea victory in the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations at a packed Bata Stadium.
Gabon began their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a win over 2013 runners-up Burkina Faso to go top of Group A
Equatorial Guinea will kick-off the Africa Cup of Nations in two days.
Host: Equatorial Guinea
Dates: 17 January - 08 February 2015
Freebies & big names
Host: Equatorial Guinea
Dates: 17 January - 08 February
Nigeria international Ighodaro Osaguona has joined Moroccan side Raja Casablanca from Enugu Rangers on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.
DAY 14
Match 40
Egypt vs Congo DR 1:1 | 7:8
Congo DR cruised into the quarter-finals after beating Egypt 8:7 in a thrilling penalty shootout.
Congo DR
Egypt