Egypt 1-2 Cameroon: Africa Cup of Nations 2017 final - as it happened

Well this is when we leave you on this Africa Cup of Nations live text. It has been a stunning final so thank you for joining me for coverage of the showcase final. Until next time, it's goodbye.

Full time: Egypt 1-2 Cameroon - Cameroon win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

Not the greatest of tournaments but it is ended in the grand manner. Cameroon win the Africa Cup of Nations in dramatic fashion as Vincent Aboubaker scores a stunning winner two minutes from time to complete the comeback against Egypt. It was a fabulous final and in the end, Cameroon are fitting champions. The trophy celebration is to follow.

Elneny smashes over. Is that it for Egypt?

Free-kick for Egypt from a dangerous position. Three minutes of added on time, but we'll go over that after a long delay before his set-piece.

GOAL! Egypt 1-2 Cameroon (Vincent Aboubakar)

A goal fit to win any football match. Substitute Vincent Abobaker has surely won it for Cameroon with a sensational strike. He controls a long ball with his chest, flicks the ball over Oyongo and volleys it first time into the corner. The crowd goes wild.

Ball in the net for Cameroon but the flag is up due to the ball having gone out before Moukandjo's cross. Replays suggest it was close, but from the naked eye it looked to be the right decision. Egypt have fallen off the cliff here, as feared before the final, ans they are just surviving in this game.

Cameroon celebrate Nkoulou's headed equaliser.

Big chance for Cameroon as we approach the final 10 minutes. Moukandjo is free in the box following a bobbling pass but he can't keep the effort down and it flies over the bar.

It is all Cameroon now and Aboubaker is causing all sorts of problems but Egypt survive for now. Totally different game since the goal.

GOAL! Egypt 1-1 Cameroon (Nicolas Nkoulou)

Egypt sit in too far and they're punished, and the influential Moukandjo is inevitably at the centre of proceedings. He crosses from the left and Nkoulou is on the run and he buries a header into the corner. Game on with an hour on the clock.

Little fluency to this game once again, much like swathes of the first half. Tight and tense, but Egypt have the important lead. Up to Cameroon to raise the intensity.

Second half underway in Gabon. Vincent Aboubakar on for Cameroon. That feels like a very bold change with so much of the game remaining. Egypt in control.

Half time: Egypt 1-0 Cameroon

It has been all Cameroon by Egypt took their chance when it came and the returning Mohamed Elneny took it with a curling shot from a tight angle, after Mohamed Salah's through pass. The hope for Cameroon must lie in going direct in the second half and hoping to seduce a mistake from El Hadary, who looks very uncertain under any cross.

It's moments such as these that you're glad we had an early goal. Cameroon having plenty of the ball but not showing much thrust or really testing the nervy El Hadary, who continues to go walkabout whenever a cross comes in from either wing. Egypt's Gabr and Hegazy heading everything away so far.

For those concerned I may not be entertained during this final the commentators on my chosen feed are giving me plenty to chuckle about. The extent of their research appears to be a 'bluffers guide to African football' with stats accompanied almost every tale. For those who watched the televised coverage of the Olympic golf competition at Rio, the tone is similar.

El Hadary is uncertain, at best, under the high ball and if problems are there for all to see as Cameroon come close to levelling the scores. The veteran 'keeper flaps at a hanging cross but when the ball falls Zoua's way he lashes the ball high over the bar - having got a bit excited.

More problems for Cameroon as Nicolas Nkoulou replaces the injured right-back Teikeu. Not an ideal start for the four-time winners.

Elneny of course missed the quarter-final and the semi-final through injury and there was a major doubt over his fitness for the final. But he has made up for his absence in the last two rounds with a spellbinding goal. it is a much-welcomed goal too, given we've only had seven in the last eight finals.

Mohamed Elneny puts Egypt ahead against Cameroon.

GOAL! Egypt 1-0 Cameroon (Mohamed Elneny)

We have a breakthrough mid-way through the first half. The commentators on my feed rejoice as a player they've actually heard of, Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny scores from a remarkably tight angle to give the seven-time champions the lead. Not quite sure how he squeezed it in, but Ondoa let the ball go through him.

Bassagog must be a Six Nations fan if his most recent shot on goal is anything to go by. He shifts the ball onto his favoured left foot and the balloons a host way over the crossbar.

The Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary has a fascinating tale behind him. The 44-year-old has been a part of each of the Pharaohs four previous successes and having begun the tournament as second choice has replaced Ahmed El-Shenawy with aplomb and led his team to the final. as I said at the top. This tournament may not have been exciting in terms of goals but the stories have been remarkable.

Half chance for Cameroon as they make their first foray into the Egypt half. Bassogog win the ball back on the byline and when he pulls the ball back Siani comes onto it with a first-time effort which is easily saved by El Hadary.

The best dressed supporter prize is done and dusted.

Chance! Egypt spring forward and catch Cameroon cold. El Said takes Salah's pass first time and Ondoa gets down well to make the save. Almost the perfect start for the seven-time champions.

Underway in the final of the 31st Africa Cup of Nations. Get set for a long evening.

Only small section of support for Egypt tonight as they are outnumbered by their Cameroon counterparts.

Both anthems belted out with plenty of noise, if not accuracy. We're almost ready for kick-off. This would be a major marker for either side to lay down ahead of next year's World Cup. Tonight's referee is one Janny Sikazwe, who officiated the Club World Cup final in the winter.

Teams are out in Gabon and we're getting ready for the anthems. At 30,000 watching this one and nearly full to the rafters. Which, after a substandard tournament is a relief.

Unlike the first final played between these two, in Cairo in 1986, tonight's game is at a relatively neutral venue in Gabon. However, sharing its border with Cameroon with an estimated 500,000 expats occupying the country - a third of the population - it may well feel like a home game for the Indomitable Lions. Egypt are expected to just a fraction of the Stade de I'Amitie rooting for them, in what will be a very one-sided atmosphere.

The closing ceremony has been taking place in Gabon over the last couple of hours, one of the better ones I am reliably informed. Here is Charlotte Dipanda, Pamela Badjogo, Coumba Gawlo and Rokia Traore all in action, the latter of which I remember watching at Glastonbury a number of years ago. I wonder how this compares?

Cameroon meanwhile might be one of African football's heavyweights, but they have stunned everyone in reaching tonight's final. They were in turmoil before the tournament even begun as eight first team players refused a call-up to the squad, including Liverpool's Joel Matip. Having slalomed through the group stage they ousted second favourites Senegal on penalties before producing the display of the finals in the semi-finals against much-fancied Ghana.

Underpinning their success has been 21-year-old goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa, who has been superb through their run in the knock-out stages. He has barely played for club side Sevilla B in the last five years but has been the star man in Gabon.

Let's firstly look at Egypt, who are not in this final by any stroke of luck or fortune. The Pharaohs are 24 matches unbeaten in this tournament, but have not qualified for any of the last three finals. Hector Cuper has previous in knock-out events, having not reached two Champions League finals, and he has developed the perfect tournament team who are tight at the back and economical going forward.

Mohamed Salah has been the star and has played a role in Egypt's last three goals including the goal in the semi-final against Burkina Faso. They needed penalties to reach this stage but there is little doubt they are favourites tonight.

Furthermore, excitement in previous finals has also been at a premium. Five of the last nine finals have gone to penalties while the last eight have produced seven goals. It's hard to get excited about the showcase final in African final, even if the narrative which has attached itself to both sides is intriguing and inspiring in equal measure.

You would be forgiven for thinking that the Africa Cup of Nations has flown under the radar since it began in early January. Bar the odd controversy with Fifa not clearing players who had earlier turned down call-ups, it has barely hit the news and that has been a reflection of the entertainment on show. Just six of the 31 games has had more than three goals in a single game, while in only 10 of those games have both sides scored.

The teams are in from Gabon....

After 31 matches and just over three weeks of action, the 31st Africa Cup of Nations reaches the sharp end as Egypt and Cameroon collide in the showcase final. Both teams have rather stumbled their way to the final in Libreville, with low scoring wins dominating their run. While Egypt can extend their advantage as the most successful side in the format, Cameroon are chasing their fifth success as they look to emerge from the international wilderness. It is likely to be a tense and tight battle for the title.

All the build-up, team news and updates ahead of the 7pm kick-off on the way.