First Finalist To Be Known Today

It will be at the end of the encounter between the Pharaohs of Egypt and the Stallions of Burkina Faso in Libreville at 8:00 p.m.

The 31st edition of the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon 2017, has entered a crucial phase with four teams battling for two spots. The first team to qualify for the final of the biggest continental soccer jamboree will be known today after the semi-final match between the Pharaohs of Egypt and the Stallions of Burkina Faso at the Stade de l’Amitié Sino-Gabonese in Angondjé, Libreville, at 8:00 p.m. It will be another tight game between two of the most impressive defensive sides at AFCON 2017 and the best team will proceed to the final. Both teams are rounding off preparations ahead of today’s duel.
Burkina Faso in the past two editions qualified for the semi-finals in 2010 and 2012. The Stallions finished first in Group A after two draws and one victory against new comers
Guinea Bissau. Since then Burkina Faso has shown signs of reaching the final of the tournament after seeing off Tunisia in the quarter-finals 2-0. For the team to progress, Coach Paulo Duarte will be counting on some key players like Charles Kaboré and Aristide Bance, among others. Coach Paulo Duarte is confident about his team and will blend old and new players he has been grooming for the past years. 
Egypt secured a memorable 1-0 win over Morocco; the first in 31 years, in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-final and is tipped to be the favourites after some brilliant performances in the competition. The Pharaohs of Egypt have won the trophy seven times and their dreams for an eighth AFCON crown are alive and kicking. Egypt with seven titles in their records has one of the bes...

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