Zambia will face an emotional return to Libreville where their team of '93 sadly lost their lives in a plane crash. Now they will head back to participate in their first African Cup of Nations final since 1994 after a surprise victory over Ghana. The Ghanaian side were very much the favourites and were awarded a penalty after six minutes when Kwadwo Asamoah was allegedly tripped. Asamoah Gyan stepped up but his spot-kick was expertly saved by Kennedy Mweene. Both teams had chances throughout the match but the game was won 12-minutes from time, substitute Emmanuel Mayuka's spectacular effort hitting off the post for his third goal of the tournament. Ghana's chances of an equaliser suffered greatly when Derek Boateng received his second yellow card with six minutes remaining. Zambia held on to an historic victory and will travel to the emotional pasture of Libreville on Sunday.
Zambia will face a tough task if they are to win their first African Cup of Nations. They will face pre-tournament favourites Ivory Coast who are still yet to lose a game in this campaign, qualifiers included. Ivory Coast faced Mali in the other semi-final and the two teams were also separated by the single goal. Arsenal's Gervinho hasn't been full of goals at The Emirates, but he has put Ivory Coast through with the goal just before half-time.
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