AFCON 2015: Ghana to face host Equatorial Guinea if Black Stars win over Guinea
Ghana will face hosts Equatorial Guinea in the semi-final of the 2015 African Cup of Nations if they manage to defeat Guinea on Sunday.
The Black Stars will take on the Sylli Nationale in the quarter-final clash of Africa's flagship football competition in Malabo.
A victory for the four-time champions will help them secure their place in the last four and face Equatorial Guinea who reached the semi-finals on Saturday amid controversy in Bata.
The host nation were trailing 1-0 to Tunisia deep into injury-time when referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn of Mauritius awarded them a penalty after Ivan Bolado tumbled in the box under the slightest of challenges.
Javier Balboa converted to take the game into extra-time.
It had already been a bad-tempered affair, not assisted by Tunisia's rotational fouling [41 in all] and time-wasting.
It meant they failed to capitalise on the 70th minute lead given to them by Ahmed Akaichi's neat finish.
There could be no criticism of the winner, however.
Balboa curled in a 25-yard free-kick and EG held on for the final 18 minutes of extra-time as the game degenerated.
At the final whistle, the Tunisian bench and substitutes surrounded the referee who had to be ushered from the pitch by armed security as EG fans began wild celebrations.
EG are ranked 118 in the Fifa rankings, 94 places below Tunisia.
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