Rain Threatens Africa Cup of Nations as Stadiums Stay Empty
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Heavy rain is causing problems at the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament. The latest match in Group E, between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea, is also affected.
The game kicked off at 12:30pm GMT in Casablanca. While the weather is improving, the pitch remains wet. This follows several other opening games disrupted by rain.
Very few fans are attending the matches. The stadium for this fixture is mostly empty, similar to the crowd at the earlier Mali versus Zambia game.
In other tournament news, there is speculation about the future of Egyptian star Mohamed Salah. A report by John Duerden examines the possibility of the Liverpool forward moving to a club in Saudi Arabia after the tournament ends.