BATA –CAF Africa Cup of Nations hosts Equatorial Guinea will be pressed to get off to a WINNING start when they face Congo in the tournament’s opening game in Group A. The curtain-raiser to the competition in the country’s largest city Bata will be followed later in the day by a meeting of the group’s other two sides, Burkina Faso and Gabon, who clash again after doing battle in qualifying. Equatorial Guinea rescued this year’s tournament by agreeing to act as hosts after the late withdrawal of Morocco due to Ebola fears, and their fans will now expect Nzalang Nacional to match the exploits of three years ago, when they beat all the odds to reach the last eight of the same competition on home soil. African Cup of Nations fixtures Jan. 17, 2015 Eq. Guinea vs Congo 6pm Gabon vs Burkina Faso 9pm Jan. 18 Zambia vs Congo DR 6pm Tunisia vs Cape Verde 9pm Jan. 19 Ghana vs Senegal 6pm Algeria vs South Africa 9pm Jan. 20 Côte d’Ivoire vs Guinea Nuevo 6pm Mali vs Cameroon 9pm Jan. 21 Burkina Faso vs Eq. Guinea 6pm Congo vs Gabon 9pm Jan. 22 Zambia vs Tunisia 6pm Cape Verde vs Congo DR 9pm Jan. 23 Ghana vs Algeria 6pm South Africa vs Senegal 9pm Jan. 24 Côte d’Ivoire vs Mali 6pm Cameroon vs Guinea 9pm Jan. 25 Eq. Guinea vs Gabon 8pm Burkina Faso vs Congo Jan. 26 Cape Verde vs Zambia 8pm Congo DR vs Tunisia Jan. 27 Senegal vs Algeria 8pm South Africa vs Ghana Jan. 28 Guinea vs Mali 8pm Cameroon vs Côte d’Ivoire Jan. 31 Grp A Winner vs Grp B Second 6pm Grp B Winner vs Grp A Second 9pm Feb. 1 Grp C Winner vs Grp D Second 8pm Grp D Winner vs Grp C Second 9pm Feb .4 Qtr-Final 1 Winner vs Qtr-Final 4 Winner 9pm Feb. 5 Qtr-Final 2 Winner vs Qtr-Final 3 Winner 9pm Feb. 7 Semi-Final 1 Loser vs Semi-Final 2 Loser 8pm Feb. 8 Semi-Final 1 Winner vs Semi-Final 2 Winner 9pm
