Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage as African Cup of Nations co-hosts Gabon face surprise qualifiers Niger in their Group C opener. Kick off at 4pm UK time!

Thanks for joining me for that - Morocco-Tunisia is up in around an hour, join me (Reda Maher) for that later!

The final whistle goes - a good solid win for Gabon but it could have been a thrashing! Good way to open the African Cup of Nations for the hosts. Up next - Tunisia v Morocco, which should be less one-sided.

Cousin with a dipping shot but well over in the end.

GABON SUB: Poko comes off for Palun, who has a similar haircut to both Polo and Aubameyang, known in the trade as a 'Neymar'.

Three minutes added on.

The replay confirms that Mohamed shoved Mouloungui. Should have been a penalty - Gabon denied four obvious ones so far.

ALMOST A THIRD! Mouloungui almost connects with Cousin's lovely cross from the left but Mohamed did enough to put him off (looked another penalty to me, by the way).

'Ole' rings out as the boys in yellow mimic their Brazilian pals with some slick passing.

Mohamed with a flying rash challenge on Cousin and how is that not a penalty?!

Gabon are sitting a lot further up the pitch now, confident of holding on to the win at the very worst and looking for a third - goal difference and head-to-heads may come into play as Tunisia and Morocco should beat Niger easily and could cancel each other out.

Cousin immediately gets on to the ball but it's hacked clear from the Niger box.

That's Aubameyang's last act of the match as Daniel Cousin comes on to great applause.

Aubameyang on the ball 40 yards out, he uses his pace to work a chance from the edge of the box but his driven shot bounces wide of the left-hand corner!

Gabon just stroking it about casually now, mostly on halfway. There's going to be a party in Libreville tonight, it's already started and Morocco and Tunisia will be playing in great atmosphere.

Mexican waves abound from the home crowd now - and no vuvuzelas, or not enough to give me earache anyway.

That was a glimpse of his ability, slightly too far out and not enough pace on the cross for Maazou to get power on it.

Long ball from Boubacar which Maazou meets with a fine header but batted away by Ovono!

Amadou Kalala's match is over now. No more subs so Niger down to 10 men.

Scrappy now though with Niger just bumbling through the latter stages of this match, which Gabon don't mind so long as they don't get too many kicks.

Niger survive that free-kick from wide and lump it upfield. Gabon very comfortable now.