Welcome to Ivory Coast versus Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations. It's the second game for both teams in Group D after a pair of 1-1 draws in the first round of fixtures. Herve Renard's Elephants made things difficult for themselves against Guinea in the opener, going a goal and a man down before substitute Seydou Doumbia rescued a point for them. Mali, meanwhile, were just six minutes from a win over Cameroon, until Ambroise Oyongo's equaliser. In short, there's all to play for in Malabo with a win for either side putting them on the fringe of the quarter-finals.
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Nuevo Estadio de Malabo / 24.01.2015
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Updated 24/01/2015 at 17:55 GMT
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Herve Renard is already shouting instructions as his Ivory Coast players. He will expect a win and a dominant display here.
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Sambou Yatabare jumps into Kanon as he battles for a looping cross into the box. He gets more of his opponent than the ball and concedes the freekick.
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Ivory Coast, playing with three central defenders, have started brightly... but still not as bright as their nuclear peach shirts.
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Keita against Yaya Toure in midfield will be a battle of two of the great icons of African football in recent years.
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And we're underway!
15:59
We're almost underway in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea.
15:58
Ivory Coast start as favourites once again, as they have done in the Cup of Nations for such a long time. Can they get the win today and use it as the springboard to just their second Cup of Nations title?
15:55
The players are out and the anthems play with a strong brass backing.
15:50
Mali midfielder Yacouba Sylla will be familiar to Aston Villa fans, having signed for the Midlands side back in 2013. He's now on loan at Kayseri Erciyesspor and still refuses to score goals.
15:45
The omens are good for the Ivory Coast ahead of this game, having won all three of their previous Cup of Nations games against Mali. The first was a 3-1 win in the 1994 third-place playoff, the second a 3-0 victory in a 2008 group game and most recently a 1-0 triumph in the 2012 semi-final.
15:38
It's a family affair here...
15:35
There are no changes for Mali, meanwhile, who start with two Yatabares in attack again. Sambou Yatabare, the Guingamp midfielder on loan from Olympiacos, will play wide on the right, while older brother Mustapha, who plays his club football for Turkish side Trabzonspor, will spearhead the attack.
15:25
Who is this Kalhuno and why is he on the bench? I'm determined to find out...
15:20
So Tuesday's goalscoring hero for the Ivory Coast, Seydou Doumbia, earns a place in the starting line-up, while Montpellier's Siaka Tiene replaces Serey Die and Ismael Diomade comes in for Soloman "Kalhuno" Kalou.
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IVORY COAST: Gbohouo, Kanon, Kolo Toure, Bailly, Aurier, Tiene, Tiote, Diomande, Yaya Toure, Bony, Doumbia... SUBS: Barry, Viera, Assale, Doukoure, Kalou, Tallo, Akpa-Akpro, Gradel, Gbohouo, Traore, Die, Mande.
///MALI: Diakite, Diakite, Wague, Coulibaly, Tamboura, N'Diaye, Sylla, Keita, Yatabare, Yatabare, Sako... SUS: Berthe, Diawara, Coulibaly, Doumbia, Traore, Diarra, Coulibaly, Diaby, Konate, Maiga, Traore, Samake.