
Hosts Equatorial Guinea make it through to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals by beating Gabon
Congo win first Nations Cup match since 1974.
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Gabon began their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a win over 2013 runners-up Burkina Faso to go top of Group A
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has become the first player to be named African Footballer of the Year four years in a row.
France Under-20 World Cup winner Mario Lemina, who declined a place in Gabon's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations squad, has been replaced by Bonaventure Sokambi.
The 20-year-old midfielder played with Tunisian outfit CS Sfaxien during the 2012-2013 season, and will represent Gabon in the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations.
draw for Confederation Cup held
preliminary round draw
Africa Cup of Nations contenders:
Equatorial Guinea (hosts), Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia