Burkina Faso booked a semifinal place at the African Nations Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Tunisia in Libreville on Saturday.

Subsitute Aristide Bance scored with a low drive from a free kick  only five minutes after coming from the bench.

Prejuce Nakoulma doubled the lead three minutes later with a breakaway goal to clinch a semi-final against Egypt or Morocco next Wednesday.

Tunisia started on the high note with the first real chance falling to Yassine Khenissi, but his powerful header went over the bar.

Burkina Faso came close on 15th minute when Bertnard Traore had a clear cut chance but sent the ball to far side of the goal with the ball hitting crossbar.

Tunisia will have themselves to blame minutes after half an hour mark when midfielder Mohammed Ben Omar received a nice ball from set piece.With a simple turn he unleashed a poweful shot which sailed wide from Koffi’s right corner.

Burkina Faso controlled the second half but they had to wait upto 80th minutes when giant striker Bance drilled home a free kick low and hard into the bottom corner withTunisia goalkeeper and captain Aymen Mathlouthi well beaten.

Burkina Faso doubled the lead three minutes later, moments after Tunisia’s corner was cleared and Nakoulma broke clear, raced past Mathlouthi, who had charged from his box, and stroked the ball into an empty net.

Line ups

Burkina Faso : Herve Koffi Kouakou, Yacouba Coulibaly, Issoufou Dayo, Bakary Kone , Steeve Yago, Charles Kabore, Abdou Razack Traore, Blati Touré, Bertrand Traore, Cyrille Bayala, Prejuce Nakoulma

Tunisia : Syam Ben Youssef, Hamdi Nagguez, Hamza Mathlouthi, Mohamed Ali Yacoubi, Aymen Abdennour, Wahbi Khazri, Youssef Msakni, Mohamed Amine Ben Amor, Naim Sliti, Ferjani Sassi, Taha Yassine Khenis