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The Elephants, who fell short at the last hurdle in a penalty shootout defeat at the hands of Zambia in their last appearance at that stage, were able to build on narrow first-half lead to set up a meeting with either Ghana or hosts Equatorial Guinea

Designations released showed that the Confederation of African Football, which rated the NFF President as number one among all the Match Commissioners that were on duty for the 28 matches of the group phase and quarter finals, has again named Pinnick as the Match Commissioner for the tie between Ghana and host, Equatorial Guinea, on Thursday evening

With Ebola causing issues on the west side of the continent, there are likely to be a few eyes drawn away from the footballing spectacle and, although there are no reported cases in the country, the Confederation of African Football ruled that all teams entering the country must be screened for the virus

Bafana are guaranteed top spot in Group A – meaning the result against the Super Eagles is of no consequence for Mashaba’s side – but the coach has ruled out any thoughts of losing competitive focus and says there is more at stake

Although the South Africa Football Association does not have the permit to land their chartered aircraft at the Ibom International Airport, the Nigeria Football Federation is working round the clock to ensure the permit is granted for their plane before it departs Johannesburg at 1pm on Monday