Democratic Republic of Congo's Junior Kabananga struck early in the second half to earn a 1-0 win against Morocco in their opening Africa Cup of Nations match on Monday. Kabananga turned the ball home in the 55th minute after Firmin Mubele's low cross was misjudged by the Morocco goalkeeper Munir Mohamedi, who made a poor clearance at the near post. DR Congo played the last nine minutes of the Group C match with 10 men after the substitute Joyce Lomalisa was sent off for a second yellow card after only 16 minutes on the pitch. Morocco were denied an equaliser in the closing minutes when the DR Congo goalkeeper Ley Matampi made a brilliant stop at point-blank range to block Youssef El Arabi's header.
