The official blows the final whistle! It's DR Congo two, Ivory Coast two.
The ref disallows a Kalou goal for offside!
Serge Aurier directs a header wide of the post.
Ex-Chelsea forward Salamon Kalou plays a free kick wide.
Wilfried Zaha sends a cross-cum-shot that goes wide by inches!
Die strikes from outside the area, as his effort deflected off a defender before beating the keeper at the near post!
GOOOOOAAALLL!!!! Ivory Coast equalize!!
Ivory Coast's Die receives the ball in space in the middle of the pitch before unleashing a low strike that the keeper keeps successfully away.
Mubele makes a great run into the box before seeing his strike go inches wide from a tight angle!
Ivory Coast's forward Wilfred Zaha (L) challenges Democratic Republic of the Congo's defender Issama Mpeko during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group C football match between Ivory Coast and DR Congo in Oyem on January 20, 2017 (Photo: AFP)
An unmarked substitute Deli heads narrowly wide after just three minutes of his introduction!
The second half begins!!
The referee blows the half-time whistle!
Keeper Matampi easily gathers Aurier's free kick which lacked enough power to threaten.
An unmarked Kabananga inside the area heads in Mubele's magnificent cross as the former puts his side in front again!
GOOOOOAAALLLL!!!! DR Congo take the lead again!!
Bony rises high to meet a Gradel corner as he guided a header towards the far post with the ball pouncing on the ground before going into the net!!
GOOOOOAALLL!!! Bony equalizes!!
So close!! Bony heads a pin-point cross from Kessie from the right directly towards goal, only to see his powered header go narrowly high over!
Ivory Coast are up untill now failing to mount real threat on goal after falling to a goal down.
Kabananga superbly controlled the ball inside the area before laying it off to the onrushing Kebano who hit a powerful low strike that found the corner of the net!!
GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! DR Congo take the lead!!
The match gets underway!
Ivory Coast boss Dussuyer has made two changes from the draw with Tongo, starting with Stoke City striker Wilfried Bony and Bournemouth midfielder Max-Alain Gradel - with Salomon Kalou benched.
Stay tuned as match is due to start at 18:00 Cairo time (GMT+2)