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Ghana/ Cameroon

Of course, everyone will forever love Cameroon, based solely on the time Roger Milla scored at the 1990 World Cup, then did a sexy dance, aged about seventy-three. It was one of the truly touching moments that only international football can deliver, and watching a balding man living out his childhood dream was enough to move even simple household bricks to hysterical tears. But will the same be said after Essien/Eto'o slot one in to reach the final in Africa?

"Yeah, might be," says Brick.

GHANA
Last six: WWWWWW

CAMEROON
Last six: WWWLLL

» Hosts Ghana have won all their games so far - against Namibia, Morocco and Guinea in the group stages. They dispatched Nigeria with ten men in the quarter final (2-1).

» In comparison to the other nations left in the competition, Ghana’s games have been relatively tight, low scoring affairs. Three out of their four games have been won by just a one goal margin, with the exception being the 2-0 group win over Morocco.

» They have scored just seven goals in the competition, compared to Egypt’s ten, and Ivory Coast and Cameroon's thirteen. They have however only conceded two goals so far, with only Ivory Coast conceding less.

» chickendinner superfact: On the two previous occasions in which they have been the sole hosts of the tournament (1963 and 1978), Ghana have won the competition. The host nation has won the tournament for the previous two occasions - Egypt in 2006, Tunisia in 2004.

» Only Egypt have won the competition more times than Ghana, with Ghana winning four times (1963, 1965, 1978 and 1985). They have also appeared in seven finals.

» Cameroon are the only side left in the competition who did not win their group. The last time a side won the competition after failing to win their group was in 1998 (Egypt).

» Cameroon have only won two of their four games so far in the tournament. They lost 4-2 to Egypt in the group stages, and needed extra time to beat Tunisia in the quarter finals (3-2).

» Cameroon have been in good scoring form in the competition, averaging 3.25 goals per game.

» Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o is currently the competition’s top goal scorer with five goals so far, equalling his tally which saw him finish as top goal scorer in the 2006 competition. Only two players have scored more than five goals in the competition since 1974; Benni McCarthy and Hossam Hassan both scored seven in 1998.

» chickendinner superfact: The last time these sides met in the African Cup of Nations the game finished 1-1 in the group stages of the 2000 tournament, a game that was also played in Ghana.

06/02/08

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