Egypt chase an unprecedented third successive title against a side given little chance at the start of the tournament, when a number of key players failed to make the trip to Angola.
But Ghana's youngsters have already shown a footballing maturity well beyond their years and stout defensive performances in their last two matches have seen Ghana reach the final for the first time in 18 years.
"It's unbelievable," said Asamoah Gyan, scorer of the winning goals in both the quarter-final triumph over hosts Angola and Thursday's semi-final victory over Nigeria.
"We are a young team and not many people gave us a chance of making the final."
They move to the capital to play at Luanda's November 11th Stadium where Ghana have already had three matches, and where the pitch conditions have been much poorer than in Benguela.
"I told my players we were going to play to reach the final and not to produce beautiful football, only the result matters, it's all about the result," the Serbian-born coach said.
Sunday's final could mark the end of the international career of several of Egypt's golden generation, including captain Ahmed Hassan, who could become the first player to win four Nations Cup finals.
"We should return home with the trophy, we will do our best to achieve that aim," Hassan told reporters after Thursday's semi-final triumph.
