Burkina Faso are dreaming of upsetting the odds once more by beating Ghana to reach the final of the African Nations Cup.
The Stallions have already come a long way to take their place in an all-west African final four in South Africa, knocking out defending champions Zambia to qualify from Group C and then beating Togo 1-0 in extra time in Sunday's quarter-final.
Ghana's experience should make them favourites for tomorrow's semi-final meeting but few are now betting against a Burkina Faso side brimming with confidence.
"It's like a never-ending story," coach Paul Put said on Supersport, speaking in the wake of their win over Togo.
"I'm the happiest coach of this tournament now as all we worked on in training came to play."
Burkina Faso lost leading scorer Alain Traore to a thigh injury in their final group game, ruling him out of the rest of the tournament, but found a way to win against Togo with Jonathan Pitroipa heading in the winner in the 105th minute.
Ghana found the going a little easier as they saw off another of the tournament's surprise packages, Cape Verde, 2-0 thanks to a Mubarak Wakaso double in the second half.
Asamoah Gyan pointed to the Black Stars' experience as the difference between the two sides.
"The first half was a bit frustrating," he told the Ghana Football Association's website.
"We couldn't go through their defence. But what made the difference in our victory was the penalty. When we scored, the game became opened.
"Although in the second half they dominated, we stood firm. We have experience and we kept our composure and in the late stages, we scored our second goal.
"In tournaments, it's about you winning and qualifying to the next stage of the competition."
The match will be played in Nelspruit, where the Mbombela Stadium pitch has been the focus of much criticism. But it is also where Burkina Faso have played all four of their matches, and understanding the conditions could give them a critical edge.
Recent reports speculated that McLeish was considering his future at the City Ground after little over a month at the club.
The Scot was left frustrated after missing out on several transfer targets last month - most notably Peterborough winger George Boyd whose move to the East Midlands was scuppered by a failed eye test.
And a bad week for McLeish was capped on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat at his former club Birmingham, where both Blues goals were scored by another player he tried to sign - Chris Burke.
In his seven games in charge, Forest won one game, drew two and lost four, including an FA Cup defeat at the hands of Oldham.
It is thought the reason behind McLeish's decision to leave Forest is interference from the club's Kuwaiti owners, the Al-Hasawi family, in team affairs.
McLeish, who replaced Sean O'Driscoll as manager on December 27, said via a statement on the club's official website, nottinghamforest.co.uk: "I am extremely saddened to be leaving after such a short period.
"But even so, it has been a privilege to be manager of such a fantastic football club and I want to thank the players, staff and fans for their support and wish Nottingham Forest the best of fortunes ahead.
"Both parties entered into the relationship in good faith. However, there was a difference in the understanding of the development strategy of the football club and it was felt by both parties that we should part company."
