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Gabon 2-0 Niger

Co-hosts Gabon made the perfect start to their AFCON campaign as they comfortably beat Niger 2-0 in their opening clash.

Ovono: Untroubled in goal

Ovono: Untroubled in goal

Co-hosts Gabon made the perfect start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign as they comfortably beat Niger 2-0 in their opening clash of the tournament.The Panthers dominated the first half and were in control of matters from the word go. They clearly had more pace and skill on the ball than the Mena, and the opening goal was simply a matter of time.After 30 minutes, the co-hosts finally claimed their opener. Stephane Nguema provided the cross from the right and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sneaked in at the far post to head home.Niger had a couple of promising moments towards the end of the first half as they had a rare shot on target from a corner-kick, but the attempt was blocked and Gabon extended their lead shortly thereafter.Charly Moussonou, who provided a spark for Gabon throughout, set up the second as he whipped in a cross from the left. The initial shot was parried by Niger keeper Daouda Kassaly, but Stephane Nguema was there to steer home on the rebound.After the break, the Niger defence looked shaky once again and a mistake at the back nearly gifted a goal for Eric Mouloungui.The Mena failed to create any real chances in the second half and the result never looked in doubt.Gabon had a couple of decent attempts at netting a third but mostly sat back and controlled the possession stakes as they saw out the rest of the match without incident.

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