Ghana 1-0 Nigera: The Black Stars of Ghana take part in a warm-up drill ahead of their semi-final clash against Nigeria
These Ghana fans got in early - eagerly awaiting their game against a Nigeria side who barely scraped through their quarter-final against Zambia
Ghana take a 1-0 lead against the run of play - Asamoah Gyan, right, on target with a strong header at the near post
Ghana's Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (R) contests the ball with Nigeria's Ayila Yussuf
Ghana keeper Richard Kingson had a strong game, including this save from Nigeria striker Chinedu Obasi
Ghana hold out for the win to make it to their first Nations Cup final in 18 years. Here, Ibrahim Ayew and Hans Adu Sarpei celebrate their win
Algeria 0-4 Egypt: Hundreds of fans have travelled the long distance to Benguela from both north African countries with some Algerians being flown in by their government
The fierce rivalry between the two teams becomes quickly apparent, with plenty of physical challenges
Algeria's Rafik Halliche is sent off and Hosni Abd Rabou (pictured) scores from the spot to give Egypt a 1-0 lead. Algerian keeper Faouzi Chaouchi looked like headbutted the referee when protesting about Rabou's run-up
Mohamed Zidan then gets a second for Egypt to put the Pharaohs in control at 2-0
And things are made worse for Algeria when Nadir Belhadj gets sent off for a wild two-footed lunge reducing his team to nine men
Mohamed Abdelshafi makes it 3-0 to wrap it up but there is still time for another Egypt goal and another sending off for Algeria, completing a contrasting night for the two north Africa rivals
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