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Evening all, and welcome to Togo v DR Congo, a game which will decide who tops Group C.

TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations / Group Stage
Stade de Port-Gentil / 24.01.2017
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Kevin Coulson

Updated 24/01/2017 at 20:55 GMT


68'
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Change for DRC: Mubele, who's had a good game, goes off, and Botaka comes on.
67'
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Change for Togo: Dossevi, who's had barely a kick, is replaced by Laba. I'm not sure why that's happening now, when it makes no difference, and not at half-time when it was clear something needed to change.
65'
There's been a development at the Stade d'Oyem! and it's bad news for the holders, who now trail 1-0! If they fail to score twice, they're going home!
64'
DRC are enjoying this.
63'
Mbemba slides a ball down the left for Lomalisa, and his low cross is turned home by Bolingi, but Lomalisa went to soon and is penalised for straying offside.
61'
Kabananga rinses down the left and whistles over a knee-height cross, but he's not there to stick it away.
59'
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Off goes Kebano; on comes Mpoko.
58'
Togo have had enough, and Mubele, 20 yards out, has far too much time to lash a shot goalwards, which Mensah fists over the top; the corner comes to nowt.
57'
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DRC win a free-kick three or four yards outside the box, left of centre. Up steps Kebano, who curls over the wall but too close to Mensah; he does well to punch clear, close to the far post.
56'
DRC are a really good side, but that doesn't excuse how limp Togo have been tonight. They might, at least, have got all and bodies into the box.
54'
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GOAL! Togo 0-2 DR Congo (Mubele) Lovely goal! Lovely goal! Mensah clears and one touch from Tisserand puts Mubele through! That's miserable defending, so much so that he has time to consult the linesman before flicking a delicious lob across and over the keeper. DRC are going to win the group, and in the meantime, enjoy another, different jig.
52'
Togo are caught at the back, Mbemba sweeping a through-ball which is going to fall perfectly for Kabananga, until Kebano chests it away from him. But the difficulty of the contortion means he that he can't race after it, and Mensah shanks clear.
50'
Boukari powers down the outside of Issama, just inside the box, and looks to drill a low cross for Ayite, but back comes the defender with a perfectly-timed tackle and away come DRC.
48'
I'm sure it's mentioned every time he steps onto a football pitch, but Kebano's first name is Neeskens, after Johan 2.
47'
Lovely from Mubele, breaking from midfield and sliding into the path of Kabano, but he's gone too early and up went the flag.
46'
Incidentally, if Ivory Coast don't score in the next 45 minutes, they'll be going out.
46'
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Off we go again, no changes to either side.
19:49
That was not a great half, but Congo won't mind; they're nearly there, as group winners, and no one will fancy facing them, whether it's Ghana, Egypt or Mali. Togo have looked bereft of ideas and enterprise so far.
45+3'
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Half-time: Togo 0-1 DR Congo
45+2'
So, what can Togo do about this? Well, they need to throw men forwards, because this is far too comfortable for DRC at the moment.
45'
There shall be three added minutes.