Thank you very much for joining me, a report will be dropping here in the near future. Have a lovely Christmas.

GOAL! EQ look absolutely knackered and BF take advantage. Irie gets to the byline and dinks a cross into the box, which Tapsoba eventually heads home after the goalkeeper fails to clear.

90+7 mins: Will we end up with more than eight minutes here?

GOAL! A long throw causes chaos in the box. Ouattara is fouled in the box but before the referee can whistle, Minoungou fires home.

90+4 mins: Everyone in red is within 25 yards of their own goal. Inside the box there is another chance for BF but Dayo heads over from close range.

Soon after Ouattara has a headed chance but it loops over, too.

90+2 mins: EQ have a long time to hold on. Ondo does his best, holding the ball up on the left and winning a throw-in, which it takes a long old while to be taken.

90 mins: Another great chance for BF as a chip to the back post reaches Dayo but his header is wayward to say the least.

Eight minutes added on!

89 mins: EQ try to hold it up in the corner but lose possession.

Irie is on for Yago in BF’s final change.

88 mins: EQ are doing everything they can to run the clock down here. Ramping up timewasting to new levels. BF look a little shellshocked, too.

EQ break and make it into the box again, winning another corner. I can’t see this one being clipped into the box.

87 mins: We have to assume that BF after going to really go for it here. Losing this match after playing for so long against 10 men would be disappointing, to say the least.

GOAL! It was a corner from the left, which is sent into the box. Anieboh just wants it more than the defender and finds the top corner to give the goalkeeper no chance.

84 mins: Minoungou does really well to keep the ball in, pulling it back to Aziz Ki, whose shot is blocked, the rebound gets to Ouattara but he can only whack it over.

82 mins: Dorian Jr and Anieboh on, Zuniga and Ganet off for EQ.

80 mins: Bertrand Traore is off, Minoungou replaces him.

Mascarell is down after a foul, I suspect mainly to waste time. BF do not help themselves by getting frustrated, forcing the referee to intervene, delaying matters further.

78 mins: Everyone in red is pretty much on the edge of the EQ box. Could be a long final 12 minutes or so.

77 mins: EQ get a free-kick in a good position on the right but Ganet sends it straight out for throw.

Down the other end Ouattara outfoxes on defender with a shimmy but not a second and EQ clear their lines.

75 mins: A disappointing moment for BF but they must be confident they will get another good opportunity here.

GOAL? Seconds after coming on Lassina Traore has the opener. The striker has not played since August. A cross finds Ouattara, who heads down to Traore, allowing the striker to volley home from close range. Is the striker offside? We have a VAR check? It is very tight …

70 mins: Ouattara continues to look dangerous, dribbling into the box at speed but he is held up, winning a corner for his troubles.

Almost a shock down the other end as Akapo is allowed space, eventually firing a shot just wide from 18 yards.

BF do a triple sub. Aziz Ki, Simpore, L Traore are on.

68 mins: EQ send on Buyla and Eneme for Machin and Salvador, who is booked for his slow, limping departure.

66 mins: Ganet spins on the ball around 30 yards from goal and fires a shot away but it goes well wide. He wants a corner but will not get one.

BF charge down the other end but another tricky cross is survived.

64 mins: Unsurprisingly, EQ are trying to slow things down as much as possible here. Machin draws a fall to waste a few more seconds.

BF make it into the box again, Ouattara gets the ball into the danger area but EQ scramble it clear eventually.

62 mins: Another dreadful finish from BF! A pass through the defence reaches Kouassi and he puts the ball on Kabore’s head but he barely gets a touch, glancing it wide.

61 mins: Replays show Dayo gets the ball first, so it is not a foul. We can relax on that front, but most players certainly felt it.

60 mins: There is a clash of heads inside the box. EQ will want a penalty because it is their man Salvador who is taken out.

There is a lad in a Sunderland shirt in the stands and he looks to be loving life.

58 mins: Tapsoba gets a chance at the back post but the angle is against him and heads into the sidenetting.

BF get another chance soon after. They counter at speed before Ouattara is released into space in the box but his shot is straight at Owono.

56 mins: With an extra man, we must assume now the final 30-odd minutes will be a backs-to-the-wall experience EQ. Surely BF can find a goal now.

54 mins: Charles Ondo is on for EQ. He was brought up in England after being born in Spain, starting his career with Millwall and then Huddersfield, not to mention loan spells with Waterford and Hemel Hempstead. He currently plays for Portland Timbers.

52 mins: That’s the first red of the tournament and Ndong looks distraught. Owono goes down and receives some treatment, I suspect so EQ can plan a reconfiguration.

49 mins: EQ get themselves into a good position on the left but Machin holds onto the ball for too long and Ndong runs offside.

Traore is taken out on the right touchline, leaving him writhing in pain. Ndong is cautioned for causing pain, catching him on the back of the ankle. It looks accidental but the referee goes to the monitor!

47 mins: A first shot on target! The ball runs to Traore in the box and he takes aim but it is straight at the goalkeeper.

45+1 mins: Ouattara holds up the ball on the edge of the box and lays it back to Kabore but his shot is wild.

45 mins: Three minutes added on.

44 mins: Ouattara has to do better here! The Brentford man charges down the left and is through one-on-one but he takes a very heavy touch, allowing Coco to get at him.

42 mins: BF have enjoyed two-thirds of possession but are yet to have a shot on target, a feat neither side have achieved thus far.

Ouattara almost gets the first but his shot from inside the box is blocked. The resulting corner comes to nothing, too.

40 mins: Traore whips in a corner from the right, it lands underneath the bar but Owono is untroubled, catching the ball without pressure.

38 mins: The pitch is bathed in sunshine now.

A cross from the right is punched clear by Owono. BF still looking the most likely to score here.

36 mins: Ouattara wins a corner for BF. Traore gets two chances to put crosses into the box but the delivery is poor on both occasions.

34 mins: Akapo is up and I think looking back, a booking is far. Daniel Amokachi agrees, having originally suggested a red.

32 mins: The referee allows advantage after a foul, allowing Machin to get a shot in from distance but it flies just over.

Ouedraogo is booked for his dangerous challenge on Akapo. Will VAR intervene here?

30 mins: EQ are always keen to get 11 men behind the ball and make life very difficult for BF. It is working because BF are struggling to find a way through. A desperate cross from deep is easily claimed by the goalkeeper.

28 mins: Zuniga gets a good clattering, causing him to yell in pain.

Another EQ cross goes into the box and is easily claimed by goalkeeper Koffi, who is yet to be tested.

26 mins: Clumsy defending from Coco, results in needlessly giving away a corner. It is chipped to the back post but ends up going over everyone’s head.

24 mins: Ndong is cleared out in the box by Ouattara, but the referee takes a wee while to give he foul.

22 mins: BF get in and around the box but every shot they take is blocked, forcing them out and wide.

20 mins: EQ get into a good position but Asue whacks his shot well over from 25 yards.

18 mins: A few moments of sloppy play break up the rhythm.

16 mins: Daniel Amokachi on co-comms is what we all wanted for Christmas.

14 mins: The referee has a word with Kabore regarding a 50:50 with Orozco, who has made meal of it.

12 mins: The corner is played short but EQ fail to beat the first man.

Traore volleys a cross alongside the six-yard line but the goalkeeper gathers after a deflection. The BF skipper claims there is a handball involved but it clearly hits the defender’s chest.

10 mins: EQ might be eager to just keep this game goalless for as long as possible. They are not getting on the ball much. Saying that, Ndong flies down the left and puts a cross into the box, which is headed behind.

8 mins: A smart pass beyond the EQ defence reaches Outtara. The Brentford man looks to pick out Kabore for a tap in but Coco does well to steer the ball behind.

The resulting corner reaches Dayo at the back post but Ndong clears the header off the line.

6 mins: A reckless and late challenge from Ndong takes out Yago. He catches him on the shin but the referee thinks a free-kick is punishment enough.

4 mins: Bertrand Traore offers a threat on the edge of the box but pulls his shot wide after beating a couple of defenders. Burkina Faso looking the livelier early on.

2 mins: Outtara is called up for a foul when trying to glide past someone.

The rain seems to have slowed the playing surface down a bit, leaving players to wait for the ball to arrive.

It looks a touch damp in Casablanca but is brightening up slightly. Rain has really been an issue in the opening few games. The crowd, like in Mali v Zambia, is very sparse.

Will Mohamed Salah still be a Liverpool player by the time Afcon concludes? John Duerden looks at the prospect of the Egyptian forward moving to Saudi.

Burkina Faso head coach Brama Traoré: “We are in Morocco to live up to our country’s reputation, and since our arrival we have focused on addressing the areas where we had shortcomings. We know that every team aims to win its first match in the tournament, and that is a legitimate objective for us as well.

“We are here to defend our national flag, and we believe this is the best tournament, with all conditions well provided. In any case, we are aiming to achieve something in this competition.

“The first match is just as important as the others. We are targeting a place in the semi-finals and want to give our very best in this tournament.”

Today’s match will be shown on 4Seven in the UK. The buildup will mainly consist of a festive episode of Frasier.

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