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Nearly an embarrassment for Equatorial Guinea keeper Ovono, who is a little too far out of goal when the low cross comes in from the right, and he has to react quickly to stop it sneaking in at the near post.

Both players are back up and seem relatively unscathed by that collision.

A clash of heads has left a player from each side on the ground - Congo's Baudry and Equatorial Guinea's Iban Edu.

Good hit! Prince Oniangue has space to run into in midfield and strikes a 30-yarder that dips just over the bar! First signs of life from Congo.

The first chance falls to Balbao for Equatorial Guinea, but his effort from 10 yards out is blocked. The home crowd loving this positive start.

Off we go, and it's Equatorial Guinea who make the better start - they're not well fancied, but they have terrific home support.

We're just about ready to go as the captains perform the coin toss in the centre circle. Equatorial Guinea are all in red, with Congo - managed by African coaching stalwart Claude Le Roy - all in white.

The 35,000-capacity Estadio de Bata is full to capacity and the dignitaries have left the pitch as both teams stand for the national anthems. This ground was built in 2007 and was used in 2012 when Equatorial Guinea co-hosted the tournament with Gabon.

Welcome to Bata in Equatorial Guinea for the start of the Africa Cup of Nations 2015! While the build-up has not been entirely smooth, moving from Morocco at late notice following the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, we are ready to go and this should be a fantastic tournament.

TEAMS: EQ. GUINEA: Ovono, Rui, Mbele, Bolado, Nsue, Balboa, Kike, Zarandona, Sipo, Comitre Ganet, Salvador Edu... CONGO: Mafoumbi, Ganga, Moubio Ngonga, Bouka Moutou, Oniangue, Ndinga, Dore, Bifouma, Gandze, Baudry, Babele.