Nigeria faces South Africa on Wednesday at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké, for the first semi-final of this African Cup of Nations. A meeting to follow at 6 p.m.

live on France 24. Nigeria advances as favorite in this 100% English-speaking meeting, especially as its best player, Victor Osimhen, uncertain for a while due to "discomfort in the abdomen" is finally recovered. South Africa relies on a very well-established collective, and for good reason: eight starters play together at Mamelodi Sundowns.