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Hello and welcome to our LIVE test and social media commentary as Group C leaders DR Congo play Ivory Coast in their respective second matches of the Africa Cup of Nations. Team news coming up.

TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations / Group Stage
Stade d'Oyem / 20.01.2017
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Fraser Masefield

Updated 20/01/2017 at 17:52 GMT


10'
GOAL DR CONGO! A terrific finish from Kebano, rifling it low into the far corner straight from the throw. The Fulham man netting his fourth international goal.
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9'
Great work from Mubele, skipping away from Aurier. He wins a corner. In it comes but easily hooked away at the near post for a throw.
8'
Zaha electing twice for the early cross instead of running at the defender and taking him on. Perhaps a directive from the coach.
7'
Ivory Coast almost playing like the away side, letting DR Congo have it and hot them on the break. Zaha’s cross is very poor and all the way out for a goal kick.
6'
A slow start to this one. Nice that DR Congo showing plenty of attacking intent early on, which should make for a good match.
5'
4'
Early cross from the right from Zaha causes momentary panic before Ikoko clears to safety.
3'
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Early foul by Dojkoure gives DR Congo the opening free kick. They have started with all the possession but that’s likely to change. Mubele flagged offside.
2'
Ivory Coast setting up with an attacking 4-3-3 with an all Premier League forward line, DR Congo likewise going with a 4-3-3 with Mbokani up front.
1st Half
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KICK-OFF! Referee Janny Sikazwe blows the whistle to get us underway here at Stade d’Oyem. Unbelievably, one of the tournament’s favourites find themselves in need of a win after a disappointing 0-0 draw against Togo in their opening match.
15.55
FIVE MINUTES TO KICK-OFF: The teams are in the tunnel and making their way out onto the pitch ahead of this 16.00 kick-off.
15.50
TEN MINUTES TO KICK-OFF: The last two AFCON encounters between Ivory Coast and DR Congo have produced eight goals.
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15.40
DR Congo boss Florent Ibenge is taking charge of his second AFCON. In 2015, he took his home nation to third place.
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15.35
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This is Michel Dussuyer's fifth AFCON tournament as head coach. The Ivory Coast boss has never progressed further than the quarter-finals (2004 and 2015, both with Guinea).
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15.30
A reminder of today's teams.
15.20
DR Congo won their opening game this year despite having 11 fewer shots than their opponents, Morocco (1-0). They have never won their first two matches at an AFCON.
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15.15
Gabriel Zakuani misses out after picking up an injury in the victory over Morocco. "We saw the other result and we wanted to stamp our authority on the group," he said. "That was the main thing. We managed to come through unscathed with three points. Morocco had too many chances from crosses, so we need to stop crosses a bit better. Ivory Coast have a very good attacking team, so our shape needs to be a bit better."
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Here's how the teams line up for today's opening match.
15.10
Michel Dussuyer (via BBC): "We did not mix all the ingredients to claim more than a draw. It will be necessary to approach this very important match (against DR Congo) with a more conquering mindset. There is no need for panic. We have two matches left and two victories will assure us of a place in the knockout stage."