Préjuce Nakoulma Guinea-Bissau coach Baciro Cande said his side have learned valuable lessons from their opening two games at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Essam Al Hadari Burkina Faso and Egypt are both yet to taste defeat in this year's AFCON as they prepare to meet with a place in the final at stake.

Burkina Faso beat Ghana 1-0 to seal third place at the Africa Cup of Nations, Alain Traore making the difference late on.

Burkina Faso became the first nation to book an AFCON semi-final berth as they defeated Tunisia 2-0 in Libreville.

Paulo Rebelo Duarte Henryk Kasperczak was in charge when Tunisia exited the 1998 AFCON at the hands of Burkina Faso, but it will not be on his mind on Saturday.

Préjuce Nakoulma Burkina Faso qualified for the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations as winners of Group A after beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0.

Salomon Kalou Ivory Coast are being tipped to pick up a second straight AFCON title, but Senegal and Ghana are hoping to knock them off their perch.

Burkina Faso Paul Put bemoaned Burkina Faso's misfortune after they crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations following a 2-1 defeat to Congo on Sunday.

Congo Thievy Bifouma helped book Congo's place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals with the opening goal in their 2-1 win over Burkina Faso on Sunday.