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Cameroon beat Gabon 1-0 in final game of the day. Entertaining game and meant avoided most of the Christmas tv. No games until Boxing Day now.

Senegal win 3rd game 1-0 in torrential rain. Senegal on top for most of game and should have won by more.

Not many of the Hunbo’s drink up on Rose Street. They all drink towards Haymarket and Dalry Road so should be fine.

Finished 3-0 to Algeria.

Algeria 1-0 up at half time and Sudan reduced to 10 men. With some of tackles they have been putting in I will be surprised if they reach 90 with 10.

Wild finish to game though with Equatorial Guinea taking lead with 5 minutes left but Burkina Faso manged ro win game by scoring twice in injury time.

First game has been a bit shit. Equatorial Guinea down to 10 but Burkina Faso not not been able take advantage.

Those minks cannot be trusted not to steal it and melt it down.

Photo opportunities for those based in Capital and Inverness

For those of us to tight to pay what does it say.

4 games again today as alternative to the Christmas tv. Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea 12:30 Algeria v Sudan 15:00 Ivory Coast v Mozambique 17:30 Cameroon v Gabon 20:00

Tunisia comfortable 3-1 winners over Uganda in final game.

@Slim @Kowalski as has been said what great things to have.

Senegal won second game 3-0 but really should have been more. Miles ahead of Botswana. Nigeria beat Tanzania 2-1 in a game that was a lot closer than I was expecting.

First game finished 1-0 to DRC keeping up Benin’s record of not having won a game at AFCON.

Scott Burns reporting Nilsen potentially away this window.

4 games tomorrow. DR Congo v Benin at 12:30 Senegal v Botswana 15:00 Nigeria v Tanzania 17:30 Tunisia v Uganda 20:00 Plenty of Scottish interest in games with Tounetki and Balikwisha from Celtic, Ikpeazu from St Johnstone and Obita and Bushiri from Hibs.

Egypt scrape passed Zimbabwe 2-1 with a Mo Salah 91st minute winner.

Second game was won 2-1 by South Africa. First time Angola have not won their opening game. Zimbabwe currently 1-0 up on Egypt in late game.

Finished 1-1 with Zambia equalising in injury time with a diving header.

2nd penalty of the tournament awarded to Mali but like last night Zambia keeper saves it.

Mali v Zambia game is being played in almost empty stadium.

3 points off top so definitely in the title race. League race down there looks like it will decent this season.

Bit in bold is where I am at the moment. I want it to work with Thelin but less and less confident it will. The recruitment over the summer definitely has not helped with players brought in not being good enough or ready for first team football but Thelin has not helped himself with stubbornly sticking to a formation, initially, then sticking with trying to play out from the back with a goal keeper who is clearly struggling with it. I am not sure giving Thelin another window will suddenly make us progress but at the same time do not want to back to square one by sacking him.

Tomorrows games are: Mali v Zambia at 2pm South Africa v Angola at 5pm Egypt v Zimbabwe at 8pm Scottish interest in 2pm with Chaiwa from Hibs playing for Zambia and 8pm with Maswanhise from Motherwell playing for Zimbabwe.