Ligue 1 Orange France (2008-2009)

PSG and France striker Kévin Gameiro may already have ten league goals to his name this season, but the ambitious forward wants to do even better and give Montpellier's 15-goal Ligue 1 top-scorer Olivier Giroud a run for his money.

The Côte d'Ivoire overcame rivals Mali 1-0 - thanks to ex-Lille star Gervinho - to book a place in the final against Zambia, who had earlier caused one of the upsets of the tournament by eliminating Ghana 1-0.

Proud OL boss Rémi Garde says his squad is in formidable shape after their 3-1 win over Bordeaux, while Lille's Rudi Garcia must re-focus on the league after his side were knocked out of the Coupe de France 2-1 by Valenciennes.

Valenciennes pulled off the upset of the Coupe de France's last-16 by ousting holders Lille 2-1 to reach the quarters alongside OL - who beat Bordeaux 3-1 - and Montpellier, who downed Châteauroux (L2) 2-0.

In an effort to beat the worst of the cold conditions this weekend, the LFP's Competitions Commission has brought six Week 23 matches forward to 15:00 CET kick-offs.

Rennes boss Frédéric Antonetti was at a loss to explain his side's nerviness as they squeezed past Evian 3-2 to reach the quarter-finals; Evian's Pablo Correa expects much better from his defence.

Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille and Montpellier will all brave freezing conditions on Wednesday as they look to join Rennes in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France.

As the Africa Cup of Nations nears its climax, Ligue1.com's Matthew Spiro singles out five French-based Africans who have enhanced their reputation over the past fortnight.

Rennes became the first club to qualify for the Coupe de France's quarter-finals as they held out for a nervy 3-2 win over Evian, the promoted side notching two goals in as many second-half minutes but failing to force extra time.

After Dijon-PSG, Marseille's trip to Bourg-Péronnas has also fallen victim to the arctic conditions in France, the French Football Federation pushing both matches back to Wednesday, February 15.

PSG star Javier Pastore is working hard to recover from a thigh strain and coach Carlo Ancelotti believes he could make an early return to action in time for Week 24's crunch clash with title rivals Montpellier on February 19.

Rennes will need to overcome a recent form dip to beat Evian and book a place in the Coupe de France quarters, but Pablo Correa's charges will be out to avenge their narrow 3-2 league loss to the Brittany side in November.

PSG forward Nene has a taste for goals at the Parc des Princes; Montpellier keep the goals coming; and Jussie joined an elite club with his lightning strike against Toulouse.

Leading duo PSG and Montpellier edged away from the leading pack thanks to wins over Evian and Brest as well as OM's 2-2 Olympico draw with OL in a Week 22 that saw three games called off due to the freezing conditions around France.

Saint-Etienne's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was left in tears after his missed penalty saw co-hosts Gabon lose a place in the semis to Mali while OM's André Ayew scored the winner as Ghana toppled Tunisia for a place in the final four.