hello from the bbc sport centre. hello i m chetan pathak with your latest sports news we start at afcon the 34th edition of the africa cup of nations has reached the semi final stage with both matches on wednesday. the hosts ivory coast play the democratic republic of congo but before that it s the other heavyweights nigeria. who play south africa. and they ve been given a massive boost with striker victor osimhen declared fit to play who had been a doubt with an abdominal problem. it s a rematch of the 2000 afcon semi final which nigeria won and was the last time south africa reached the last four. this time their coach is hoping they can go one step further: i think for many people it was unexpected. but we did it, and that means that south africa became a good team. it s also more than 20 years ago that south africa played the semifinal, even more that we play the final. that means that we ve got a lot of motivation. meanwhile, ivory coast have never won the competit
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bruce led cameroon to a surprise title in 2017, can he do the same this time around? what people are looking at, south africa s goal. meanwhile, ivory coast have never when the competition on home soil, but expectations have risen after their improbable run to last for, having scraped into the last 16. they needed a late equaliser against senegal. they found a dramatic winner against mali, and they face democratic republic of the congo. we will democratic republic of the congo. - will go to the stadium, maybe speak about motivation. all players know the importance of the game for us. and for the country. and motivation, 0k, tomorrow another game and we are ready for that. the 0k, tomorrow another game and we are ready for that- ready for that. the asian cup, there is one semifinal ready for that. the asian cup, there is one semifinal remaining - ready for that. the asian cup, there is one semifinal remaining after- is one semifinal remaining after jordan s stand to teatime