Two teams chasing Africa Cup of Nations glory will do battle today in a match between Equatorial and Congo. The tournament clash scheduled for 2 p.m. ET will be held at Bata Stadium in Bata, Equatorial Guinea and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Burkina Faso head coach Paul Put (via All Africa): "It's difficult to say how far we will go this year, but we've had good inspiration in training and hope to translate this in competition games. We hope we're ready. We had very good preparations in Nelspruit, played friendlies with positive results and now we hope that it continues like that."
Gabon head coach Jorge Costa (via Goal): "We know Burkina Faso is a tough team, but we are well prepared and ready to take them on."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: The scoring and distributing prowess of Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be essential to the team's success in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. In 17 league appearances with Borussia Dortmund this season, the 25-year-old has five goals and an average of two key passes. Always a threat on the ball, Aubameyang's ability to test the defense in 1v1 situations will be on display. The Gabon international averages nearly one take-on across all competitions (0.9).
Burkina Faso's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Traore; Bambara, Yago, Kone, Koffi; Kabore, Rouamba, Kone; Pitroipa, Traore, Zongo
Gabon's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Ovono; Obiang, Ndong, Manga, Palun; Madinda, Poko, Ndong; Evouna, Aubameyang, Bulot
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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