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)