In the final of the 34th African Cup of Nations organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Nigeria and the host country, Ivory Coast, faced each other.
Nigeria closed the first half of the match played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, leading 1-0 with the goal scored by William Troost-Ekong in the 38th minute.
Ivory Coast drew the draw with Franck Kessie’s goal in the 62nd minute, and scored another goal with Sebastien Haller in the 81st minute and won the match 2-1.
Thus, Ivory Coast won the Africa Cup of Nations for the third time after 1992 and 2015.
Max Gradel, who plays for Gaziantep FK, and Serge Aurier, who was transferred to Galatasaray, started the match in the first 11 in Ivory Coast, while Nicolas Pepe from Trabzonspor waited as a substitute.
In Nigeria, Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahçe), Paul onuachu (Trabzonspor), Kenneth Omeruo (Kasımpaşa) and Ahmed Musa (Sivasspor) did not have the chance to play.
2024-02-11 22:09:57
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