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Equatorial Guinea will play Ghana on Thursday night
MATCH FACTS
Ghana have made it to the semi-final for the fifth Africa Cup of Nations in a row. However, they have made the final only once in this run (2nd in 2010)
Equatorial Guinea have made the semi-final stage in only their second appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations, beating their previous best in 2012 where they made the quarter-finals
National Lightning are the first hosts to reach the semi-final stage since Ghana in 2008 (they finished 3rd). The last hosts to win the competition were Egypt in 2006
This will be the first meeting between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea
The Black Stars are looking to record four successive Afcon wins for the first time since 2008
Andre Ayew has been involved in more goals than any player at Afcon 2015 (4, scoring two and assisting two)
Javier Balboa is the only player to score a direct free-kick at the tournament so far, with his strike being the only goal in extra-time too
Equatorial Guinea have conceded just twice on the road to the semi-finals, while Ghana have let in just three goals
Ghana have faced just six shots on target in their games so far at the tournament, while only one side (Tunisia) have faced more than Equatorial Guinea (19)
Felipe Ovono has made more saves than any other keeper at Afcon 2015 (17)