The Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire, on Sunday, defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the final of AFCON 2023 in Abidjan.
Nigeria”s Captain, W. Troost-Ekong, scored for Nigeria through a header in the 38th minute in the first half of the match which gave Eagles 1-0.
In the second half, Frank Kessie restores parity at the 62nd minute as the crowd roars from the header of the Italy-based player’s header from corner.
Sebastian Haller puts the home side in the 2-1 lead in the 81st minutes after connecting Simon Agingra’s cross. Great combination to lift the roof of the stadium in Abidjan.
Cote d’Ivoire becomes the AFCON champion after the centre referee blew the final whistle for the end of the match
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