Hello and welcome to LIVE commentary as defending champions Ivory Coast kick off their Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Togo. Kick-off in Gabon is at 16:00 GMT.

This could be quite a game with both sides going 4-3-3. Kalou, Zaha and Kodjia up front fr the Elephants while Ayite is playing behind Adebayor and Laba for Togo.

The Ivorians, in their white shirts, get the game underway.

Five minutes from kick-off in Gabon as the two teams come onto the field..

To whet your appetite, here are the best bits from yesterday's cracking draw between Algeria and Zimbabwe which had some stunning strikes.

Among the players to watch for the Ivorians are former Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou, PSG's Serge Aurier, and Middlesbrough player Adama Traore, while Togo have Fulham forward Floyd Ama Ayite.

The Elephants, who have won this competition twice, are ranked second in Africa and 34th in the world by Fifa, while Togo are 23rd in Africa and 90th in the world. And the Ivorians have never lost to the Sparrow Hawks in four previous meetings in this tournament.

Last night saw a thrilling couple of games, here is the highlights of Senegal's win over Tunisia.

IVORY COAST: Gbohouo, Kanon Seri, Kalou, Zaha, Kessie, Kodjia, Aurier, Traore, Bailly, Serey /// TOGO: Agassa, Dosevi, Ayite, Akoriko, Romao, Gakpe, Lalawele, Laba, Ortega, Ihlas, Adebayor.

Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor, who remains without a club side since leaving Crystal Palace in the summer, said his side face a huge test to match the big sides. "When I view the Algeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Senegal squads, I realise we are not among the best on paper, but there will be 23 highly committed Togolese footballers at the Africa Cup of Nations."

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha is set to make his competitive debut for Ivory Coast having switched his international allegiance from England ahead of the tournament, while Wilfried Bony and Eric Bailly are also set to feature. Full team news to follow..