Algeria and Portsmouth defender Nadir Belhadj trains at the Coqueiros stadium in Luanda ahead of his country's opening game against Malawi on Monday
A Malian fan waits at Luanda International Airport for his team to arrive ahead of the curtain raiser against hosts Angola on Sunday
Security has been stepped up in the wake of the fatal shooting incident involving the Togolese team
The shooting has cast a shadow over the tournament. Here the Malian team prays on the pitch at the Coqueiros stadium in Luanda
The 11 de Novembre National Stadium in Luanda hosts a spectacular opening ceremony ahead of the first game of the tournament
The Angola crowd generated a superb atmosphere inside the new stadium complete with choreographed placards
Angola's Flavio celebrates opening the scoring for the hosts after 36 minutes with teammate Rui Marques (L). The striker scored a second six minutes later to make it 2-0 against Mali
Seydou Keita (second left) begins the comeback when keeper inexplicably Carlos Fernandes drops the ball to gift Mali a goal to make it 4-1 but it merely looked like a consolation
Frederic Kanoute heads in a second for Mali to give them a glimmer of hope on 88 minutes
But no-one could have guessed that Mali would get two more goals in the 90th minute and the Eagles were understandably elated after coming back from 4-0 down to secure a 4-4 draw
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