Statistics below relate to both teams' performance as of the date this game was played.
Ghana
OVERALL FORM
| Rating | Trend | |
| Overall Form | 4 |  |
| Scoring Form | 5 | |
| Defence Form | 7 | |
GHANA RECENT RESULTS
| 15/01/2012 | South Africa 1 Ghana 1 | D |
| 15/11/2011 | Ghana 2 Gabon 1 | W |
| 11/10/2011 | Ghana 0 Nigeria 0 | D |
| 05/09/2011 | Brazil 1 Ghana 0 | L |
| 07/06/2011 | South Korea 2 Ghana 1 | L |
| 29/03/2011 | England 1 Ghana 1 | D |
| 08/02/2011 | Ghana 4 Togo 1 | W |
| 11/08/2010 | South Africa 1 Ghana 0 | L |
| 02/07/2010 | Uruguay 1 Ghana 1 | D |
| 26/06/2010 | USA 1 Ghana 1 | D |
Mali
OVERALL FORM
| Rating | Trend | |
| Overall Form | 5 | |
| Scoring Form | 5 | |
| Defence Form | 7 | |
MALI RECENT RESULTS
| 11/11/2011 | Burkina Faso 1 Mali 1 | D |
| 10/08/2011 | Tunisia 4 Mali 2 | L |
| 08/02/2011 | Ivory Coast 1 Mali 0 | L |
| 17/11/2010 | Mali 3 Congo DR 1 | W |
| 11/08/2010 | Mali 0 Guinea 2 | L |
| 14/01/2010 | Mali 0 Algeria 1 | L |
| 04/01/2010 | Egypt 1 Mali 0 | L |
| 02/01/2010 | Qatar 0 Mali 0 | D |
| 30/12/2009 | Iran 1 Mali 2 | W |
| 27/12/2009 | Mali 0 North Korea 1 | L |
