Burkina Faso and seven-time winners Egypt will face off in the first semi final of AFCON while Ghana and Cameroon will tussle it out on Thursday.
BURKINA FASO V EGYPT
Egypt secured their first victory over Morocco in 31 years to reach the 2017 AFCON semi finals. They have won the tournament seven times. The Pharaos however have not progressed to the semi-final stage since 2010.
Burkina Faso is yet to win a game against Egypt as the two have faced off six times and managed only two draws.
Egypt will go into the Semi-final without Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny and striker Marwan Mohsen. Coach Hector Cuper said, “Mohsen looks to have a serious problem with a knee but we will need to carry out more detailed tests”
[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“Elneny has a bad calf strain. We will send a medical report to his club.”[/perfectpullquote]
The two will meet at the Stade d’Angondje on Wednesday.
BURKINA FASO SQUAD
Goalkeepers
Moussa Fofana (Kadiogo, Burkina Faso)
Kouakou Herve Koffi (ASEC Mimosas, Ivory Coast)
Germain Sanou (Beauvais, France)
Defenders
Steeve Yago (Toulouse, France)
Issouf Paro (Santos, South Africa)
Bakary Kone (Lyon, France)
Souleymane Koanda (ASEC Mimosas, Ivory Coast)
Issoufou Dayo (Nahdat Berkane, Morocco)
Yacouba Coulibaly (RC Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso)
Midfielders
Bakary Sare (Moreirense, Portugal)
Prejuce Nakoulma (Kayserispor, Turkey)
Alain Traore (Kayserispor, Turkey)
Jonathan Pitroipa (Al-Nasr, UAE)
Adama Guira (Lens, France)
Jonathan Zongo (Almeria, Spain)
Charles Kabore (FC Krasnodar, Russia)
Blati Toure (Omonia Nicosia, Cyprus)
Forwards
Bertrand Traore (Ajax, Netherlands)
Banou Diawara (Smouha, Egypt)
Aristide Bance (ASEC Mimosas, Ivory Coast)
Cyrille Bayala (Sheriff Tiraspol, Moldova)
Abdou Traore (Kardemir Karabukspor, Turkey)
EGYPT SQUAD
Goalkeepers
Essam El-Hadary (Wadi Degla, Egypt)
Sherif Ekramy (Al Ahly, Egypt)
Ahmed El-Shenawy (Zamalek, Egypt)
Defenders
Ali Gabr (Zamalek, Egypt)
Omar Gaber (Basel, Switzerland)
Ahmed Hegazy (Al Ahly, Egypt)
Ahmed Fathy (Al Ahly, Egypt)
Ahmed Dowidar (Zamalek, Egypt)
Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (Al Ahli, Saudi Arabia)
Karim Hafez (Lens, France)
Saad Samir (Al Ahly, Egypt)
Midfielders
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull, England)
Ibrahim Salah (Zamalek, Egypt)
Tarek Hamed (Zamalek, Egypt)
Kahraba (Al Ittihad, Saudi Arabia)
Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke, England)
Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal, England)
Abdallah Said (Al Ahly, Egypt)
Trezeguet (Mouscron, Belgium)
Amr Warda (PAOK, Greece)
Forwards
Kouka (Braga, Portugal)
Mohamed Salah (Roma, Italy)
Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly, Egypt)
GHANA V CAMEROON
Cameroon beat tournament favorites Senegal on penalties to secure a place in the AFCON semi-finals. The Five time winners face Ghana whose spell without winning the title goes back to 1982. Ghana eliminated DRC through Ayew brothers.
In their previous 7 meetings, Ghana has won three, drawn three and lost only once to Cameroon.
CAMEROON SQUAD
Goalkeepers
Fabrice Ondoa (Sevilla Atletico, Spain)
Jules Goda (Ajaccio, France)
Georges Bokwe (Coton Sport, Cameroon)
Defenders
Ernest Mabouka (MSK Zilina, Slovakia)
Nicolas Nkoulou (Lyon, France)
Adolphe Teikeu (Sochaux, France)
Michael Ngadeu-Njadjui (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic)
Ambroise Oyongo (Montreal Impact, Canada)
Collins Fai (Standard Liege, Belgium)
Mohammed Djetei (Gimnastic de Tarragona, Spain)
Jonathan Ngwem (Progresso, Angola)
Midfielders
Clinton N’Jie (Marseille, France)
Edgar Salli (1. FC Nurnberg, Germany)
Frank Boya (APEJES Academy, Cameroon)
Georges Mandjeck (Metz, France)
Sebastien Siani (Oostende, Belgium)
Arnaud Djoum (Hearts, Scotland)
Forwards
Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient, France)
Jacques Zoua (1. FC Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Vincent Aboubakar (Besiktas, Turkey)
Christian Bassogog (AaB, Denmark)
Robert Ndip Tambe (Spartak Trnava, Slovakia)
Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers, France)
GHANA SQUAD
Goalkeepers
Briamah Razak (Cordoba, Spain)
Richard Ofori (All Stars, Ghana)
Fatau Dauda (Ashanti Gold, Ghana)
Defenders
Andy Yiadom (Barnsley, England)
Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew, USA)
Daniel Amarte (Leicester, England)
Edwin Gyimah (Orlando Pirates, South Africa)
John Boye (Sivasspor, Turkey)
Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium)
Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew, USA)
Midfielders
Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain)
Afriyie Acquah (Torino, Italy)
Christian Atsu (Newcastle, England)
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy)
Wakaso Mubarak (Panathanaikos, Greece)
Ebenezer Ofori (AIK, Sweden)
Samuel Tetteh (FC Liefering, Austria)
Forwards
Asamoah Gyan (Al-Ahli, UAE)
Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa, England)
Andre Ayew (West Ham, England)
Bernard Tekpetey (Schalke 04, Germany)
Ebenezer Assifuah (Le Havre, France)
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