Emmanuel Mayuka scored 12 minutes from time to give Zambia a shock 1-0 win over Ghana yesterday and a place in the Africa Cup final. Zambia now go to Libreville for an emotional showdown with Ivory Coast on Sunday as it was off the Gabon coast that a plane carrying the 1993 squad plunged into the Atlantic killing all 25 players on board. Gervinho scored Ivory Coast’s only goal against Mali in the other semi-final. Picture shows Ghana’s Derek Boateng (left) in a tackle on James Chamanga. Boateng was red carded.

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