Third place match-up and final: previous meetings

Strangely enough, both meetings will be rematches of group stage matches played earlier at this year's AFCON tournament. The third place match is also a rematch of the third-place match played last year at the 2012 AFCON tournament. 

Here is a recap of the previous meetings from these two match-ups, including the recent meetings:

Ghana vs Mali

• AFCON 1976 (qualifying phase)
• April 13, 1975: Mali 3, Ghana 1
• April 27, 1975: Ghana 4, Mali 0
• 2010 FIFA World Cup (qualifying phase)
• June 7, 2009: Mali 0, Ghana 2 
• Game played at Stade 26 Mars in Bamako
• November 15, 2009: Ghana 2, Mali 2
• Game played at Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi
• AFCON 2012 (the first meeting was in the group stage; the second meeting was the third-place match)
• January 28, 2012: Ghana 2, Mali 0
• Game played at Stade de Franceville in Franceville, Gabon
• February 11, 2012: Mali 2, Ghana 0
• Game played at Nuevo Estadio de Malabo in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
• AFCON 2013 (group stage)
• January 24, 2013: Ghana 1, Mali 0
• Game played at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Nigeria vs Burkina Faso

• AFCON 1978
• March 5, 1978: Nigeria 4, Upper Volta 2
• Game played at Accra Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana
• 1998 FIFA World Cup 
• November 9, 1996: Nigeria 2, Burkina Faso 0
• Game played at Lagos National Stadium in Lagos
• April 27, 1997: Burkina Faso 1, Nigeria 2
• Game played at Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou
• 2001 FIFA U-17 World Cup 
• September 27, 2001: Nigeria 1, Burkina Faso 0
• Game played at Larry Gomes Stadium in Arima, Trinidad & Tobago
• AFCON 2013 (group stage)
• January 21, 2013: Burkina Faso 1, Nigeria 1
• Game played at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, South Africa

Semifinal matchups and histories prior

Four teams remain, and they come from Groups B & C.

First Semifinal at Durban:

Mali vs Nigeria

• 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup (quarterfinals)
• April 18, 1999: Nigeria 1, Mali 3
• Game played at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu
• 2002 African Cup of Nations (first match was in group stage, second match was third-place match)
• January 24, 2002: Mali 0, Nigeria 0
• Game played at Stade 26 Mars in Bamako
• February 9, 2002: Mali 0, Nigeria 1
• Game played at Stade Barema Bocoum in Mopti
• 2004 African Cup of Nations (third-place match)
• February 13, 2004: Nigeria 2, Mali 1
• Game played at Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet in Monastir, Tunisia
• 2008 African Cup of Nations (group stage)
• January 25, 2008: Nigeria 0, Mali 0
• Game played at Sekondi Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
• Friendlies
• July 14, 1978: Nigeria 3, Mali 1
• Game played in Algiers, Algeria
• December 18, 1983: Mali 0, Nigeria 0
• Game played in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Second semifinal at Nelspruit:

Burkina Faso vs Ghana

• 1978 AFCON (group stage)
• March 10, 1978: Ghana 3, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) 0
• Game played at Accra Sports Stadium in Accra
• 2006 FIFA World Cup (second round qualifying)
• June 5, 2004: Burkina Faso 1, Ghana 0
• Game played at Stade du 4-Aout in Ouagadougou
• June 5, 2005: Ghana 2, Burkina Faso 1
• Game played at Kumasi National Sports Council Stadium in Kumasi
• 2010 AFCON
• January 19, 2010: Ghana 1, Burkina Faso 0
• Game played at Estadio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, Angola
• Friendlies
• October 1, 1967: Ghana 5, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) 2
• Game played in Accra
• February 19, 1982: Ghana 1, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) 0
• Game played in Cotonou, Benin