The Liverpool star smashed home his spot-kick with the Ivory Coast s Eric Bailly the only player to miss in the shoot-out in Douala, which Egypt won 5-4 after the last-16 tie finished goalless at the end of extra time.
Achraf Hakimi scored a brilliant free-kick to send Morocco through to the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 win over Malawi on Tuesday.
Hosts Cameroon set up an Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal against Gambia but only after labouring to a 2-1 win over a Comoros side who were forced to start an outfield player in goal and played most of Monday s game with 10 men.
Veteran Youssef Msakni scored two minutes into the second half to give previously unimpressive Tunisia a 1-0 second-round triumph over 10-man Nigeria in Garoua.