Ivory Coast also popularly known as Cote D'Ivoire won the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 on Sunday after beating Nigeria 2-1 in the final.
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament was scheduled to take place in 2023 but was delayed due to some factors which was communicated by Confederation of African Football, CAF.
Nigeria’s skipper William Troost-Ekong gave his team the lead with a well-executed header seven minutes before halftime at Alassane Ouattara Stadium.
Stanley Nwabali, Nigerian goalkeeper and Serge Aurier, Ivory Coast's captain were both shown yellow cards in the 53rd minute after an argument.
Nwabali made several critical saves to prevent Ivory Coast from equalizing but despite his best efforts, Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessie’s bouncing header from the center of the box following a corner equalized the score in the 62nd minute.
Ivorian attacker Sebastien Haller’s spectacular bicycle kick missed Nigeria’s goal by inches in the 74th minute.
Haller then scored and completed Ivory Coast’s comeback with a lethal tap to Simon Adingra’s cross from close range in the 81st minute.
Ivory Coast won third AFCON trophy after 1992 and 2015 and thanks to Simon Adingra for the double assists ,Sebastien Haller and Franck Kessie as goal scorers.
0 Comments