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