Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE African Cup of Nations coverage. It's time for one of the most anticipated contests of the tournament so far as Ivory Coast and Nigeria battle for a spot in the semi-finals.

Drogba is penalised for a handball as he turns in the box to fire in a shot, which Enyeama tipped wide anyway. Poor reffing as he took that on his chest, as clear as day.

Mikel quickly and cleverly takes a free-kick down the left but Moses is incorrectly flagged offside. These linesmen have been woeful at the Afcon.

Gervinho cuts in from the right and is tripped by Brown, who is operating as a defensive winger at the moment. Free-kick Ivory Coast, Drogba and Toure again discuss who will take it. No, Zokora replaces Drogba now... But Toure takes, cleared by Nigeria.

Zokora heads away Emenike's cross despite Barry leaping for it. Assume there was no call. Throw on the Nigeria right.

Toure to swing this free-kick from the left wing... Good ball in but nodded away. Gervinho keeps the ball in before finding Tiote, but his cross is deflected into the arms of Enyeama.

Kalou had swapped flanks with Gervinho to try and find some more space but all he's got was a whack round the ankles. On pitch treatment but I reckon he'll play on.

First booking goes to Onazi after he fouls Kalou on the Ivoria left. Clumsy, late and the Lille winger is hurt...

BAD MISS EMENIKE! Should have scored, Brown raced clear through the middle after Ivory Coast gave it away - Bamba and Zokora were backtracking and he slipped Emenike through on the right but he panicked and blasted it yards over. Had to score, just the keeper to beat and he was out of position.

Emenike just avoids straying offside but the pass from Mikel is too heavy. Goal kick Ivory Coast.

Drogba tries a shot and almost takes his pal Toure's head off. Toure questions the point of such an effort when he was directly in Drog's path. Tiote with yet another trip on Emenike. He'll surely be booked soon.

Corner Ivory Coast then but headed clear at the near post by Echiejele. Good intervention as Drogba was lurking.

Long-range effort from Tiote, which apparently took a deflection as it flew well over. Corner.

Moses with a training ground routine as he rolls it down the right but Emenike is sleeping and wasn't ready for it on the turn. He applauds the sentiment though.

Tiote fouls Emenike around 35 yards out. Moses and Mikel over it, with Brown and Oboabona the targets...

Nigeria play it around the back for a spell. Ivory Coast with a worrying lack of possession so far.

Oboabona fouls Kalou on the Ivorian right, but the ref decides it was a fair challenge. Seemed to block him off there!

Bit of a scrappy phase after what has been an entertaining opening to this match, fairly high quality too. Shame the stadium is 2/3 empty.

The replay shows that had someone risen properly in the six-yard box, Nigeria could have scored there. Brown as it was leapt the highest, but he was too deep.

Free-kick to Nigeria on the right, which Moses swings in but it's over everyone and out for a goal kick, despite the best efforts of Brown.

So a quarter-of-an-hour is played and Nigeria certainly shading it so far!

Moses pops up on the left, beating Eboue then brilliantly backheeling Emenike in, but Bamba closes him down and the Nigeria striker just bounces off the big man's frame. Lovely backheel from Moses though!