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Ivory Coast, in a tournament plagued by setbacks and doubts, With a change of coach in the middle and required by its status as host, it compensated for all the ills suffered in the tournament with a comeback in the final against Nigeria (1-2) that gave it its third African Cup title. history.

The Ivorians were superior to their rival and they, however, took the lead in the minute 38 thanks to a corner William Troost-Ekongheaded into the net.

Ivory Coast achieved the tie on the hour mark when a corner taken by Simon Adingra was headed home by Frank Kessie.

The victory came in the final stretch, nine minutes from the end, when the game was heading to overtime. Was Haller who broke the tie in 81 and gave the title to Ivory Coast.

Data sheet

1 – Nigeria: Stanley Nwabali; Semi Ajayi, William Troost-Ekong, Calvin Bassey; Ola Aina, Frank Onyeka (Teremas Moffi, m.86), Alex Iwobi (Alhassan Yusuf, m.79), Zaidu Sanusi (Joe Aribo, m.86); Samuel Chukwueze (Moses Simon, d.56), Ademola Lookman (Kelechi Iheanacho, d.79) and Victor Osimhen.

2 – Ivory Coast: Yahia Fofana; Serge Aurier (Wilfried Singo, m.70), Odilon Kossounou, Evan Ndicka, Ghistain Konan; Franck Kessie, Jean Michael Seri, Seko Fofana (Ibrahim Sangaré, m.88); Max Gradel (Oumar Diakite, m.70), Simon Adingra and Sebastien Haller (Jean Philippe Krasso, m.88).

Goals: 1-0, m.38: William Troost-Ekong; 1-1, m.62: Frank Kessie; 1-2, m.81; Sebastian Haller.

Referee: Beida Dahane (MAU). He showed a yellow card to the coach, the Portuguese Jose Peseiro, and to Stanley Nwabili and Ola Aina, from Nigeria, and to Serge Aurier and Seko Fofana, from the Ivory Coast.

Source: Eitb

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