For the first time in the history of AFCON, South Africa and DR Congo will slug it out in the third place match of the competition.
Prior to the start of the tournaments, these two teams were not tipped to go thus far in the competiton as the odds were clearly stacked against them.
Both sides were knocked out of the title race during the semi-finals where Bafana Bafana of South Africa were edged 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Nigeria, while DR Congo lost by a slim 1-0 margin against hosts, Ivory Coast.
While both sides will be disappointed with the semi-final exit, the third and fourth place play off presents the perfect opportunity for either side to go home with the consolation of being the third best team of the competition.
The third place game between both teams will hold at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan at 8pm Ivory Coast time.