Africa’s prestigious 2017 Africa Cup of Nations has kicked off on Saturday with debutants and shock qualifiers Guinea-Bissau stunning hosts Gabon by pulling off a 1-1 draw in Libreville.
The cagey game saw Gabon had taken the lead on 50 minutes when superstar Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang turned in Denis Bouanga’s cross-shot but Juary Soares scored late in the 90th minute with a glancing header from a long ball played into the box from a free-kick to level matters.
Home fans jeered loudly at the end, making their discontent evident.
Few predicted Guinea-Bissau would take anything from their group games at the tournament but they arguably looked more dangerous in a game that only livened up after half-time.
Cameroon, four-time winners of the Cup of Nations but troubled by a raft of withdrawals of leading players, and Burkina Faso, the other teams in Group A, meet at the same venue at 10pm Ugandan time. 
Meanwhile, the Ugandan contingent has safely arrived on Saturday afternoon in Gabon ahead of their opening fixture against Ghana on Tuesday in Port Gentil.
A 35 man contingent has been accommodated at Hotel Du Parc located along the shores of Atlantic Ocean.
Coach Milutin Sredojevic will hold his team’s first training session at Stade Sogara, 7pm (local time in Gabon) 9 pm EAST. It is a ten minute drive from Hotel Du Parc while reaching the main stadium takes 25 minutes from the team hotel.
