Ivory Coast Silence Nigeria To Clinch AFCON Title
Hosts Cote d'Ivoire secured the third Africa Cup of Nations title after rallying from behind to defeat to Nigeria 2-1 in the final on Sunday night.The Super Eagles made two changes to the side that beat South Africa on penalties in the semi-finals, as Samuel Chukwueze and Zaidu were brought in.
However, the Elephants soon gained momentum as midway through the first stanza Max Gradel broke through in the box but fired his shot over the crossbar. Cote d'Ivoire started the second stanza strongly and just on the hour-mark, Kossounou came close to getting the equaliser with a powerful drive that was saved by Nwabili in the bottom corner.
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