3 Feb 2015

African Cup of Nations Semifinals: DR Congo vs. Ivory Coast and Ghana vs. Equatorial Guinea


DR Congo / Ivory Coast and Ghana / Equatorial Guinea are the competitor of the semi-finals of the 30th African Cup of Nations (CAN) which takes place from January 17 in Equatorial Guinea.

African Cup of Nations Semifinals Schedule:
Wednesday, February 4 in Bata: DR Congo vs. Ivory Coast
Thursday, February 5 in Malabo: Ghana vs. Equatorial Guinea

The Final Four was formed at the end of the quarter finals of the competition played on Saturday and Sunday in Bata and Malabo.


DR Congo won his ticket with victory in the derby against Congo-DRC Congo (4-2), after being down by 2 goals to 0 at the time of the game.

His opponent, Côte d'Ivoire, disposed of Algeria on the score 3 goals to 1 with goals from Wilfred Bony. In this shift flagship game, "Elephants" confirmed their rise to power began against Cameroon in the last hen meeting.

Equatorial Guinea, surprise guest of aces, won his qualification at the end of suspense, not Tunisia (2-1) after extra time. The host country has come a long way. Led 1-0, he restored the balance in injury time with a controversial penalty converted by Balboa (90 + 3).

He will face Ghana who made short work of Guinea (3-0) with two goals from Christian Atsu. Without forcing their talent, the "Black Stars" dominated a listless Guinean training. Andre Ayew and Ghana will play their fifth semi-final on CAN.