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Evening all. I'd love to offer you drama and derring-do, but that is, I'm afraid, unlikely tonight. Ghana are through, and with a draw will top the group; Egypt are not through, but with a draw will come second in the group. Neither side look good enough to force the issue, so expect, er, one for the purists.

TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations / Group Stage
Stade de Port-Gentil / 25.01.2017
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Kevin Coulson

Updated 25/01/2017 at 20:53 GMT


20:53
So thanks for your company and comments - bye!
Well, that was a far better game than I expected. Ghana played some nice stuff but lacked a final ball, while Egypt defended well and looked dangerous on the break. I doubt either side will win the competition, but they won't be easy to beat either.
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Full-time: Egypt 1-0 Ghana. Egypt win Group D and face Morocco; Ghana finish second and face DR Congo.
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Hamed curves a cross into the box and Salah is up first thumping a header straight at El Hadary - but he was offside anyway.
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There shall be three added minutes.
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Lovely from Jordan Ayew, taking the ball across the face of goal from right to left, leaving Hegazy trailing behind before chopping back inside onto his right foot and lashing a shot that's straight at El Hadary and at a nice height too.
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Not much is happening.
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Ghana are doing their best to conjure an equaliser, while Egypt have given up trying to extend their lead.
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Tekpetey picks up a loose ball 30 yards from goal, left of centre, and swipes a shot the flies wide and plenty.
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Hamed is off having a cut treated - literally by the magic sponge.
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Atsu runs at Soliman stepping over inside then nipping outside; he's duly clattered, but again the ref keeps his card in his pockets. And the free-kick is a good one too, curled into the zone which prevents the keeper coming for it until someone either has or hasn't touched it. It gets a flick-on, but no one is around to finish it off.
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Boye jumps over Warda - it's no big deal - but for some curious reason the ref books him, amid much consternation.
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Tekpetey lasers a low pass crossfield, but there's no one anywhere near it - until Atsu sets off after, Blimey O'Reilly, he's got some pace, but he stll can't catch it.
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Yiadom ploughs through Hamed, who does well to get out of the way. For some reason, he isn't booked.
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Warda eases himself into the game, knocking the ball sideways, and then about fifteen minutes later, Tekpetey runs straight through him, marking his debut with a booking.
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Incidentally, that Mali free-kick is well worth a look-in, likewise Uganda's opener.
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Change for Egypt: Warda replaces El-Said.
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Atsu has had a good second half, and he shows Trezeguet a clean pair of heels, so Trezeguet clips them. For this, he is booked, but Mensah is penalised for pushing as the free-kick is humped into the box.
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Well, it's all going on ... in the other game. Bissouma has equalised for Mali, direct from a free-kick.
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Change for Ghana: off goes Tetteh, on comes Tekpeteh for his debut.