Pascal Feindouno grabbed a last gasp winner to hand Guinea a 2-1 victory over Zambia yesterday in their Group C African Nations Cup clash.

Guinea's win followed their 2-0 defeat of South Africa last Sunday and puts them on the cusp of the quarter-finals.

Feindouno scored two minutes into stoppage time, hitting his shot on the underside of the bar and just over the line.

The St Etienne striker had earlier equalised with a 74th minute penalty after Fode Mansare had been brought down by Zambia's goalkeeper George Kolola.

The penalty came after a sustained period of pressure from the stronger Guinea side for whom German-based midfielder Pablo Thiam squandered three excellent chances.

Zambia, who had suffered a 4-1 defeat in their opening match at the hands of champions Tunisia, started the game strongly and had Guinea's defence stretched on several occasions with their pacy attack. The Zambians took the lead in the 34th minute when captain Elijah Tana headed home from a corner by James Chamanga, jumping unchallenged to steer the ball into the net.

The defender had earlier gone close with a free-kick that whistled over the top of Guinea's crossbar.

Chamanga also had a chance for a goal for Zambia in the first half but after breaking free of the opposing defence hit his shot into the side netting.

Guinea began to show signs of a revival near the end of the first half when Stoke City striker Sambegou Bangoura had two opportunities but squandered both.

In the second half, Thiam contrived to shoot wide on three occasions after working himself behind Zambia's defence, the most glaring miss of which came just after Feinduono had equalised from the spot.

Other Group C result - S. Africa vs Tunisia 0-2.