The host eats! Ivory Coast defeats Nigeria 2-1 and is crowned AFCON champion. sand357

sand357 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations 2023 was not finished for the host nation again as Ivory Coast accelerated to beat Nigeria 2-1 in the final match last Sunday. This marks their third African championship title. sand357

Africa Championship in Ivory Coast It has been a long journey since January 13 until it came to a conclusion this past weekend, where South Africa won DR Congo 6-5 in a penalty shootout (later drawing 0-0), ranking 3rd in the list on the day. Saturday ( sand357 )

Yesterday was the final match between the two favorites, the host nation Ivory Coast and Nigeria, at the Alassan Ottara Stadium in Abidjan, which had 57,094 football fans in the stadium.

It was the Nigerian side that did better in the first half, leading 1-0 from William Trust-Ekong in the 38th.

However, in the second half, Ivory Coast overtook two goals in a row, starting with a 1-1 draw by Franck Gessier in the 62nd minute and taking the lead 2-1 from Sebastien Aller in the 81st minute.

After that, the game ended with Ivory Coast winning 2-1 with the championship-winning goal of Aller, a French striker from Borussia Dortmund who a few months ago still had to fight. with cancer

Ivory Coast is crowned continental champion for the third time following the 1992 and 2015 tournaments.

The next AFCON in 2025 will be held in Morocco. Which will return to kick in the middle of June – July next year.