GHANA VS NIGERIA 2010 AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS SEMI FINAL TIPS

This massive semi-final pits one of Africa's biggest footballing rivalries together, and although many pundits and fans would have selected these two to get to this stage of the competition at the outset, they have had to fight tooth and nail to get to where they are right now. Overcoming difficult opponents from nations that may not have as much footballing history, but are just as competitive as the top teams, has more or less been the story of the tournament so far. With hot favourites Cote D'Ivoire out of the tournament- it could go anyone's way. 
888sports has listed Ghana as the slightest of favourites with a price of around 17/10 against Nigeria's price of 7/4. The draw pays out at 2/1 and keep in mind that because this is a semi-final that just qualifies for the first 90 minutes. That 2/1 listing effectively backs extra time. 
Speaking of extra time, Ghana are a solid 10/1 to win the match in extra time and 9/1 to win it on penalties. Nigeria trades at the same price for both selections. Ghana on a draw no bet are 4/5 while Nigeria are just behind at 10/11. 
The bookmakers don't fancy goals in this match, with the over/under listed at 2.5 with 8/15 for the under and 11/8 for the over. If the odds are to be believed, one or two goals is what will make all the difference here. 
The lowest priced correct score option is 1-1 draw at 5/1 while the other correct scores are virtually the same for both teams. Ghana to win 1-0 pays 13/2, which is the same price for Nigeria. The only exception is Ghana to win 3-2 is trading at 40/1 while Nigeria 3-2 is only 33/1. 
Should the match go to penalties, you can back the correct score of the penalties for some supremely high odds. That's a good one to keep in mind. 
In terms of the anytime goalscorer market, Asamoah Gyan, Obafemi Martins and Yakubu are the favoured goalscorers at 7/4. Dominic Adiyiah and Kwandwo Asamoah are alongside Peter Odemwingie at 2/1. Kanu trades at 3/1 while John Obi Mikel garners a 6/1 price. 
Ghana's solid defence is what has gotten them here and Nigeria really do need to step it up and start scoring goals if they are to win the match and progress to the final. I think it's a total toss-up and one that could favour the in-play better as these matches can be tough to predict. I'm going to go out on a limb and say extra time with Ghana to likely just edge this.