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Afcon matchday 1: live blog



Welcome to our coverage of the opening matches of Afcon 2013.

Yes, the day has finally arrived and we will combine live updates, comments and your tweets in this blog around the critical opening matches.

The Angola v Morocco match is available via live streaming and will also be televised live on SuperSport. For all the broadcast details, click here.

The opening match of the tournament against Cape Verde presented Bafana Bafana with a chance to silence their critics but ended in a goalless draw.

Morocco have not been outstanding at the last two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and they are facing a reasonably strong Angolan team.

Which team will end the day celebrating a points boost to their Afcon challenge? Follow the action right here and use #SSFootball to leave your comments thorugh Twitter. We'll pull the best of them into our coverage below.

Morocco v Angola- Text Commentary

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