Yannick Bolasie
Africa Cup of Nations - Semi-Finals
Teams: DR Congo v Cote d'Ivoire
Date: 04 February 2015
Venue: Estadio de Bata
DR Congo and Cote d'Ivoire will battle it out for a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations final when they lock horns on Wednesday evening.
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The match is scheduled to get underway at 21h00.
Congo came back from a two-goal deficit to book their place in the Semi-Finals with a 4-2 win over Congo-Brazzaville.
Influential midfielder and Captain, Youssouf Mulumbu, looks set to miss the clash for Congo, while defender Gabriel Zakuani is also out with a sprained ankle.
Cote d'Ivoire, meanwhile, booked their place in the last four with an impressive 3-1 win over the number one ranked country in Africa, Algeria.
This will be the first time these two nations have met in the knockout stage of the competition, while Congo ran out 3-1 winners in their last Afcon meeting in 2002 in the group stages.
Here's how they line up:
DR Congo: Kidiaba , Mpeko, Zakuani, Mongongu, Kasusula , Makiadi, Mbemba, Mabwati, Bolasie, Mbokani, Bokila
Cote d'Ivoire: Gbohouo, Kolo, Tiéné, Kanon, Aurier, Bailly, Die, Yaya, Gradel, Gervinho, Bony
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